In The Loop With Andy Andrews

On this week’s episode, we honor our mothers with an episode not just for Mother’s Day.    A couple of weeks ago the boys found a vine hanging down from a tree. I can remember telling Polly, “They’re fine.” I didn’t say, “You’ll be fine.” Adam was yelling, “It’s perfectly safe!” So as Polly is swinging, the vine cracks and mama fell from the sky. What a great mom these boys have. As crazy as that was…what a great memory.   I say this to friends of mine whose mothers pass away: First, I ask how old they are. For this example, let’s say they are 57. I’ll say, “I know that you’re sad, and there’s never a good time for anyone’s mama to pass away, but I am envious, because you had 57 years with a mama as great as yours and that must have been awesome.”   Make a determined and consistent effort to let your parents, especially your mama, know you love them. Some of the moments when I most admire Polly are when I see flashes of my mother in her. It’s very odd to me that I am now older than my mother was when she