Mom pushed me to complete college, though I was completely bored with its pseudo intellectualism —

And I finished early, while working full time as a freelance writer. 

Mom encouraged me do whatever made me happy, sans regarding whatever anyone else might have thunk—

So I ditched a nine-to-five to spend my seven-to-eleven in home in high heels, snuggling with my MacBook, stringing words together about It bags and shoe hags.

Mom made sure a “Thank you” answered my wishes granted, and that I prefaced requests with “Please” — 

And since my talk is oft sprinkled with a dialect of French particular to truck drivers, maybe I’ll gift the lady this Jessica Kagan Cushman Wide Scrimshaw Phrase Bangle, which says a “please” prettier than she had taught me.