Today is Philip Immanual Lott’s birthday. Nine years ago Mother’s Day was on Sunday, May 9th; and on the way to bringing me my Mother’s Day gift and corsage to wear all day, my daughter, Minister Sheila Tarpley Lott and family, made an unscheduled stop.
One of the greatest and most wonderful gifts that I could ever receive for Mother’s Day was given to me with the birth of my last grandson, to date. Happy Birthday Philip! You are loved dearly.Mother’s Day 2013 is Sunday; I now take the time to wish every mother, grandmother, great grandmother, god-mother, stepmother and any lady that is a caretaker of a child or children, a most wonderful day.
A Special Mothers Day’s wish to Minister Sheila, my sisters, Eloyd Avery, Billie Daye, Evangelist Ida Eggins and Rose Fielding. To my aunts, Elnora (Toby) Baker Childs, Willie Mae Baker Thomas, Lila Baker and Eva Joyce Baker; my sister-in-laws, Dorothy Tarpley Henderson and Laverne Tarpley Solomon.
To all family, cousins, church members and friends, including Denise Avery, Sherrlene (NaNa) Avery Brown, Vina Williamson, LaKieth Robeson, Vanessa Raymond, Eleana Demus, Sherry Gambrell, Phemia Tinner, Esther Dugay, Angela Dugay, Theresa Simpson, Barbara Lewis, Vivian Evans, Eloise Joiner, Annie Pearl Williams, Joyce Evans, Renee Tinner Allen and Regina Tinner Green.
Also, I honor and pay tribute to all Godly mothers with this repeat ‘Job Description’ given to me by my daughter sometime ago.
Position: Mom, Mommie, Mama, Mother, etc. Job Description: Long-term team player needed for some challenging and permanent work in an often chaotic environment.
The candidate must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends, and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.
Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless tournaments in far away cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.
Responsibilities: For the rest of your life. Applicant must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5 or they become adults. Be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.
Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack-mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the front or backyard are not someone just crying wolf.
You must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as a small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Be able to screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have the ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Be willing to be indispensable one minute, and an embarrassment the next.
Be able to handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap plastic toys and battery operated devices.
Must be able to hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Assume final and complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities must include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.
Possibility for Advancement and Promotion: Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.
Previous Experience: Unfortunately, none required. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.
Wages and Compensation: You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent.
When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
Benefits: While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right!
