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To Mom and Dad, it's impossible to thank you adequately for everything you've done,
from loving me unconditionally to raising me in a stable household, where you instilled
traditional values and taught your children to celebrate and embrace life. I could not
have asked for better parents or role-models.
And to Mark, Ralph, Paul and Carolyn, thanks for all of the wonderful memories of
growing up, and for your continued support and encouragement. A special thank you to
Ralph, for showing me that anything is possible with faith, hard work and
determination.
For all of my loved ones who've gone on to a better life, especially Aunt Marie, Uncle
Merle, Aunt Em, Uncle Al and Nanny-you are always close in heart.
For all of my wonderful friends old and new-thanks for always being there for me!
And to my cousin, Annie, my very first reader and constant champion throughout the
writing process, thank you for all of the feedback and the late-night IM sessions!
Finally, this dedication would not be complete without a very special thank you to the
men and women of the United States Military, who protect and defend our freedom all
over the world. God bless you!

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For my mom, who so wanted to read the manuscript. She asked several times during the revision process to see the book, but I said no. She had read my novel Self Storage in an early draft and never forgave me for changing it. She was convinced I had created a “whole new genre” and had thrown it all away. She didn’t care that my agent and writers I trusted considered that draft, which had been addressed directly to Walt Whitman, gimmicky. She was sure that if I hadn’t revised the book, I would be on the best seller lists. I never heard the end of it. I didn’t want to go through that again with this book and told her I wouldn’t let her see it until it came out in galleys. Now, of course, I regret my decision. Now that I’ve truly heard the end of it from her, I wish I could hear her voice again, even if it would end up driving me crazy.

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or mom, who took it upon herself to act as my de-facto publicist, sometimes much to my embarrassment. After her death, I found letters she had written to Steven Spielberg and Nora Ephron, touting my book Fruitflesh as the “next animated hit”. That the book was a creativity guide with no narrative through line didn’t seem to concern her in the least; in her letters to the filmmakers, she spoke of how she envisioned fruits “sensually interacting with one another.” I wish I could see the movie she was able to see in her mind. For all her wacky promotional ideas, though, she did open doors—thanks to her passionate (and sometimes creatively punctuated) emails and phone calls, I was reviewed and interviewed by several San Diego area media outlets. She even started a book club at the Oceanside Museum of Art just to have a venue to promote my novels. I’d love to know how she would have pushed Delta Girls—I wouldn’t have been surprised if she had dressed up like a giant pear with a big Delta Girls sash across her belly. The release of the book feels very quiet without her.

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who also taught me the destructive power of stories. When her mind started to turn against itself and she thought she was being followed and bugged and poisoned and sabotaged, at first it was hard to know if she was dealing with mental illness or if this was just one of her scenarios run amuck, if she was simply concocting stories from the barest of clues. When she killed herself, she thought people had been spraying her with drugs from their cell phones to make her feel crazy; it’s possible she thought that hanging herself was her only means of escape. “A story killed her,” my sister told me her husband had said, and that sentence socked me in the gut.

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mom, who, I admit, wasn’t my first choice for the dedication. I initially thought about dedicating Delta Girls to my new husband, since our first vacation together was on a research trip to the Sacramento Delta for the book, and I also considered dedicating it to my first born son. Then I thought about how I had dedicated my first novel for young readers, My Life with the Lincolns, in part to my dad, and knew my mom would feel left out (although she never got to read that book, either; it came out just a couple of months before Delta Girls.) When we would get together, if I hugged my dad before I hugged my mom, she noticed and would let me know; even though this dedication might seem like a second hug from her perspective, at least it was a hug. It would hopefully appease her, maybe even delight her. The more I thought about it, the more the dedication made sense, and not just as placation.

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Delta Girls is all about mothers and daughters—mothers who push their daughters too hard, mothers who protect their daughters too much, mothers who love their daughters fiercely. For all her bossiness, my mom never really pushed me. She read to me constantly and encouraged my writing from a very young age (after she died, I even found a copy of a 1977 letter to Golden Books, in which she tried to convince them to publish my juvenilia.) She was intensely dedicated to me and my creative endeavors; how could I not have dedicated the book to her? For my mom, who taught me the power of the written word. For my mom, who will never read my dedication to her, whose absence will gnaw at me each time I look at the novel. For my mom, who has given me one last gift: a whole new story to tell.

by Gayle Brandeis
July 19, 2010, 9:59 am

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Maa Kyun Roti Hy? ~

Bebasi k aangan mein
Ek yateem bachi hy
Bhook jiski pakki hy
Neend jiski kachi hy
Bhook jab bhi lagti hy
Kuch samajh na pati hy
Bhook jab satati hy
Maa kyun gungunati hy ?
Roti kyun nhi deti
Lori kyun sunati hy?
Aur yun k bolo'n me
Chaand hy chakori hy
Duudh ki katori hy
Ladduo'n ki bori hy
Jholna sitaro'n ka
Chandni ki dori hy
Bhook kitni sach hy!
Kitni jhooti lori hy !
Thori der roti hy
Jhoot moot soti hy
Neem-baz aankho'n se
Chori chori takti hy
Maa ko dekhti hy wo
Aur hairan hoti hy
Jese hi wo soti hy

~Maa Kyun Us Ki Roti Hy !!!

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PORTRAIT OF LOVE

Warm gentle hands
Kind words, a soft touch
Everlasting faith
Hopeful encouragement
An all abiding Love
Good-humored advice
A pillar of strength
A deep well of wisdom
A heart that understands
The will to hold on
The courage to let go
Mother
A portrait of love

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Mothers Day Poem 1997

IN A LETTER TO MY MOTHER

In a letter to my Mother
I told her she was like no other.
I told her she is one of a kind
A special beauty, and a rare find.
I told her she is my hero
And without her in it, my life would be zero.
I told her thanks, for all the love she has shown
When she is around I am never alone.
I told her I appreciate, all the things she has done
She brings joy to my life, and so much fun.
I told her how much I love her, in so many ways
She is the joy in my life, the sunshine in my days.
I told her she is the best friend, I've ever had
When she is around, I am never sad.
I told her I am so glad she is my Mother
She also gave me another joy, my brother.
I told her she is the wind beneath my wings
Because as my Mother, she has given me so many things.
So in closing this letter there is only one thing left to say,
I could not love you any more
Have A Wonderful Mothers Day
With all my love

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MY VALENTINE





V is for the Vastness of your heart
A is for all of the Wonderful things you do
L is for all the Love you give
E is for the Esteem I hold you in
N is for all the Need I have for you in my life
T is for all of the wonderful Times we have shared
I is for all the good Intentions you have sent my way
N is for all of the New things you have taught me
E is for Eternity,That is how long I will love you

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YOU ARE THE ONE

You are the one, who dried my tears,
You are the one, who took away my fears.

You are the one, who was always there,
You are the one, who is oh' so rare.

You are the one, who made me what I am,
You are the one, who got me out of jams.

You are the one, who taught me to see,
You are the one, who taught me to be.

You are the one, who showed me the way,
You are the one, who brightens my day.

You are the one, who I hold most dear,
You are the one, who is always near.

You are the one, who is in my heart,
And because of that, we will never part.

I Love You Mother

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EVERYTHING AND MORE

She smiles,
And the world is filled with her beauty.

She walks,
And I see the proud strut of all women.

She sings,
And I hear a thousand melodies.

She talks,
And I hear all the wisdom of the ages.

She moves,
And I see the beauty of motion.

She crys,
And my heart breaks into shattered pieces.

For she is everything and more.
But above all she is the light of my life.

MY MOTHER

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Meri zindgi sirf meri maa hai..
Dedicated to my Mother...

Zindagi ki tapti dhoop mai ek thanda saya paya hai mai ne
Jab kholi aankh to apni maa ko muskorata howa paya hai mai ne

Jab bhi maa ka naam liya,
os ka beshomaar pyar paya hai mai ne

Jab koi dard mehsoos howa, jab koi mushkil aayi
Apne pehlo mai apni maa ko paya hai mai ne

Jaagti rahi who raat bhar mere liye
Jaane kitni raatein, osay jagaya hai mai ne

Zindagi ke har moadh(mor) par, jab howi gumrah mai
Iski hidaayat par, pakrli seedhi raah mai ne

Jis ki dua se har moseebat loat jaye,
aisa farishta paya hai mai ne

meri har fiker ko janne wali,
mere jazbaaton ko pehchanne wali,
aisi hasti payi hai mai ne

Meri zindagi sirf meri maa hai,
Isi ke liye to,
Is zindagi ki shama jala rakkhi hai mai ne..
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You've worked hard all your life,
you've worked your fingers to the bone.
Never once, do I remember a time
that you even complained about taking care of your own.

I remember one time, when we went camping,
our tent and sleeping bags got soaking wet...
You found a way to keep us dry,
all night, with an electric heater you set.

Never understood or really appreciated (until now)
how you managed...but you always knew.
The most INCREDIBLE things
that only could have come from YOU!

The things you've done for us...
you make it hard to fill your shoes.
You were such an incredible mom
even to our friends it wasn't news!

I would love to make you a promise
that in everything in life, I will try
to make it a better place, as you did,
but all I can do is cry.

When you passed away, Mom,
the biggest part of my life has died.
You being here with us, FOREVER,
is what my heart has always relied.

In everything you've done in life
you did it with a passion that would never cease.
Your work here is done Mom.
Now you can finally rest (in peace) .

Mommy, every tear I cry,
I will cry for you.
The flood of tears that is spent,
on missing you, can't even
express the sadness in my heart!
My heart will forever ache because I love
you so much. I can't believe you are gone...

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Teri aghoosh my sir rkhoo mri maa..

Tri dil my sama jaoo khi Oo mri maa..

Tera Her dard bant doo Oo mri maa...

Fakt ik Guzarish hi apny Allah sy...

Fakt ik Guzarish hi apny Allah sy..

JANAT my bhi rhy mry sath mri Maa..