Once again Tara @ Sticky Fingers has gone and done it again. This weeks Gallery subject is the 7 deadly sins. The sins are: Wrath, Greed, Sloth, Pride, Lust, Envy, Gluttony.
Why she couldn’t just have the subject as ‘dog’, ‘child’ or ‘holiday snap’ I don’t know.
So, I spent FOREVER going through pictures only to find pictures of my children, our wedding and/or our dog which I decided were boring.
So I slept on it and the following morning dug these out and found some pictures I am very proud of.
Three pictures of a mother and child. My mother. I am the child. I only had my Mum for nine years. I have difficulty with memories during those years.
Luckily I have photos, quite a few in fact. I don’t just look at the photos, I pore over them I wonder what she was thinking, doing, wearing … just any glimpse of anything that makes me feel a bit closer to her.
Now that I am a mother they mean even more to me.
I think the would have been proud of me, as I am of her.
45 Comments on "So I slept on it and out popped my pride …"
I’m belatedly seeing this post after reading over at Nixdminx. My heart aches for you and your photos are lovely – you can really sense the love in the pictures. Glad you have them x
Lovely photos, so beautiful. I know some isolated tribes who don’t want their photos taken because they fear the camera will ‘take their soul’. I think the camera can take your soul, but it’s a good thing and not something to be feared. It can shine exactly who you are, and these photos do exactly that. They shine out who your Mum was, and the love she had for her daughter!
I have tears, the lvoe you have for each other shines through these photos, thanks for sharing. x
You would make her proud every day. Not only are you achieving so much as a loving mum you are the sort of person others clamber to have as a friend. I’d walk over hot coals to spend a few days with you. Gorgeous pics. xxx xxxx
Gorgeous. The one in the middle is my favourite. She clearly adores you.
She’d be so proud. I agree with MrsW on having photos taken, you never know how much they’ll mean until you’re gone.
What a lovely interpretation. Beautiful photos, I’m so glad you have them.
Pictures are such amazing things. I live far away from all my family and love looking at ones of us when we were young and how we looked and what we wore. Your mum looks so young and vibrant and clearly adores you. How lovely you have these to treasure. Thanks for sharing this. I am sure it wasn’t easy.
What brilliant pictures. I’m sure she’s extremely proud of you xxx
Laura you are the image if your mum. Such lovely pictures and so so precious.
I have so few of me and my mum but I analyse each one, wondering what she and I were thinking/feeling. My memories are fleeting which saddens me greatly.
Nikki’s comment is spot on. So often I only see my size in pictures with my children and I should learn to love the memory the picture creates for them as they will only see their mum.
((hugs))
xxx
They’re lovely photos and exactly the reason why I am rarely without my camera – every photo is a memory to keep forever.
These are just lovely, as are the accompanying words….I remember reading your article and I’m all tearful remembering it, and I’m sure you’re right – she’d have been very proud x
Wonderful post Laura, I love the photos and you’ve brought a tear to my eye. She would be so, so proud. x
I love these photos. Should I post of you and our mum? it is amazing how much we both look like her yet look so different
Oh…I am absolutely sure she would be proud of you! You are a great mom.
smiles.
This is the post that every one of us who has spent years avoiding having our photo taken should read. I’m striving to redress that little phobia – we all should.
Such lovely photos and of course I am sure she is extremely proud of you x
What a lovely post and photos. Sorry you lost you mother, you were both so young.
Awww, what a lovely post. So sorry you lost your mother so young. Hugs. x
What a wonderful take on it. So sorry that you lost her so young but I’m sure she is very proud.
It’s very sad you lost your mum when you were so young. I cannot imagine not having my mum, must have been very difficult for you. Lovely pictures
I’m so sorry you lost your Mum at such a young age. She’d be very proud of you and this post, I’m sure!
xxx
Very beautiful and so poignant…(reaches for tissues)
*sniff* such a brilliant take on the theme, and lovely photos. great job.
What lovely photos. Your mum has such a twinkle in her eye, she looks so happy. I feel a bit weepy now, but in a good way.
That’s a really beautiful post and the pictures are so happy, treasure them x
Darling girl. She would be so proud of you, and all you have achieved. Treasure these precious pictures, and keep hold of your memories. She is in you.
xx
Lovely pictures
And I bet your mum is very proud too x
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These are just amazing Laura. You are SO like your mum; you totally have her eyes.
Thank you so much for sharing these my friend x
Laura she would be so proud of you hon. You are just as lovely and hilarious in real life as you are on your blog. You look very like her. Hugs.
They are lovely pictures and a lovely post. You look so much like your little boy in the first 2 pics
What a lovely post.x
I love the photobooth photo of you both. Photos seem even more precious when they’re of someone we’ve lost x
Laura, lovely photographs. You are so like your mum. She’d be proud as anything of you. M xxx
Now you have got me all teary and yours is the first post that I have looked at…….
Beautiful. xx
This is a wonderful choice for ‘pride’. So sorry you lost your mum so early. It looks like she was very proud of you too.
That’s such a lovely post – well worth sleeping on it, because this is brilliant. I hope you’re able to hold on to those few precious memories for many more years.
Beautiful. It’s why photos are so important – they leave us with memories and a little piece of the people they capture.
She would be very proud of you indeed xx
Wow-that really made my heart ache. HUGS!
Lovely photos, and a great interpretation of the theme, too. How sad for you to lose your mum so young x
Oh bless…you’ve made me weepy! I KNOW she’s proud of you…so so lovely!
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