Things my mom has sent in a box…
I blogged about this once a few years ago: my mom sends these care packages that make no sense to anyone besides the two of us. If a box was stolen and opened, the thief would think…”wtf?”. Take the last box she sent: it contained pants hangers, a shower curtain, and bathmats (among other things). We moved into a new place about 2 weeks ago and my mom came to visit last weekend…
As I’ve said before, I am willing to wait for what I truly want rather than just having random crap. My mom knows this and thinks I’m odd. So, my upstairs bathroom is very basic. Little cheapie shower curtain and bathmats b/c I can’t afford the ones I really want, but haven’t found a good substitute yet. Knowing this, she still went out and bought a curtain and mats…and you know what? I actually like them! A rare occurence since I’m a difficult person to shop for b/c I’m a pita particular.
Anyway, having said all this, I present to you a short list of Things My Mom Has Sent In A Box:
- Raisins
- Cocoa butter
- Toilet bowl cleaner
- Girlie’s snowsuit from when she was 2 (I asked her to keep it at her house)
- The entire dollar section at Target at any given moment
- Guava Jelly (which is not actually jelly)
- Cough Medicine
- Parenting magazine article
- Magazines from Brooklyn and St. Lucia
- Laundry I accidentally left her place. Washed and folded.
I know she does this b/c I’ve never lived close by as an adult and b/c well, she’s my mom. And good moms give their kids what they need when they can…even if those kids are grown up with families of their own and a pita particular. 
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I love this post. My mom used to do this same thing. I loved getting random stuff from her. It’s even better when they send stuff you actually like too!
Posted by: Anna | June 15th, 2009 10:24
My grandma does this. She sends things like a half a bag of rice, cooking oil, a pack of chicken and always potatoes and sugar.
I’m hard to shop for, too. Not because I’m a pita, but everything I really want (ie-house, car, oodles of cash) they can’t give me
Posted by: Wanett | June 15th, 2009 19:09
Wanett, is your grandmother stocking your pantry for some upcoming world catastrophe? LOL.
Posted by: Dee | June 15th, 2009 19:47
Is your mother my mother-in-law?
Posted by: Mocha Dad | June 15th, 2009 22:48
Aw. She loves you despite your… er… “particularness.”
I’m intrigued about guava jelly. Is it the Caribbean version of cocoa butter?
Posted by: phdee | June 16th, 2009 18:46
Fake Dee (I’m going to start calling you that IRL too, lol). It’s like a gel-y candy which is sugared.
Posted by: Dee | June 16th, 2009 18:51
Again, I have no words. LOL!
Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha
Posted by: Stesha | June 17th, 2009 05:57
Your mom and my mother-in-law must be related!
Winks & Smiles,
Wifey
Posted by: Wifey | June 17th, 2009 16:59
oh i
Posted by: kiandra | June 22nd, 2009 17:28
hey something happened to my comment… :/
well…i heart your mom…sounds just like my mom and grandma all in one…they too are good mother’s…
i think i’ll surprise my mom this week and send her a 7-up cake in the mail..she’s all but an hour away…but she’ll love it anyway…lol!
Posted by: kiandra | June 22nd, 2009 17:30
is the “guava jelly” like a paste? my mom buys a guava paste we share with cheese and crackers
Posted by: andrea | June 24th, 2009 17:06
My mom does the same thing. She sends the most random care packages of things she picks up or finds around her house.
Posted by: Sylvie | July 3rd, 2009 13:31
[…] She is bringing down a suitcase with “stuff” in it. She won’t tell me what. But I have an idea. […]
Posted by: tifi | July 9th, 2009 08:19