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David Wangberg's avatar

Wonderful, Tom

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Ronald Roseborough's avatar

It seems that you received the greatest gift on Mother'sDay one could imagine. Your mother gave you her undying love.

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James Clavin's avatar

Now it makes sense to me when Mom told me about this scene in a movie that always made her laugh. The line: “what do we do with Pop!” while this old man is right in front of these two people. Out of the blue, she would suddenly bring it up and laugh extensively. So, when I would see Mom sad or down, I would just say that line and she would begin to laugh.

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Allen F. Richardson's avatar

A sweet, heartfelt tribute to the mother who helped inspire Tom Clavin to be a writer--thank goodness for that--and their mutual love of film. See how many great movies they watched together that you remember, and perhaps what memories they provoke.

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Mia Certic's avatar

Lovely piece, thank you!

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