Seeing and not seeing my mother - The Berkshire Edge

Seeing and not seeing my mother - The Berkshire Edge

“If you had a sixth child and a third son, what would you name him?” My mother quickly replied, “Probably Michael.” No sooner did she make this declaration than I handed her a handsome teddy bear with black, white, and gray fur. “Michael” also sports a fitted T-shirt emblazoned with a red cardinal, the official mascot of Wesleyan University. Michael joined the family in late July. But my mother would have adopted him sooner had she been taking v…