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Sorry for such a personal message, but you always know the right thing to say. Mind helping me out? {NAME} â I could really use your advice. See, I just got off the phone with my mom⦠And somehow, our conversation made me feel equal parts happy and sad. Maybe you can relate? The call started off great. Itâs beautiful in Wisconsin right now, so mom spent all weekend in the garden. There she was, working up a sweat with hours of work ahead of her⦠When her next door neighbors rang the doorbell â one with a big glass of lemonade, and one with a heaping plate of barbeque. Now being that this is the midwest, my mom has said hello to these neighbors plenty of times in passing⦠But they donât know each other well. Still, that didnât stop them from paying a visit. Apparently theyâd made so much food, they just wanted to share! âAnd it was just about the best barbeque Iâve ever had,â my mom told me. âBut donât tell your father I said that.â I smiled. Who doesnât want to hear about someone being kind to their mom, âjust becauseâ... Especially when you live thousands of miles away? But then, my mom said something I didnât expect: Itâd been so long sheâd experienced a ârandom act of kindnessâ â she was shocked a near stranger would do something so nice for her. I was confused. Why was she so surprised to be the recipient of such a gesture? Afterall, sheâs about the sweetest person I know⦠So I had to ask. âWell John, when you get to be my age,â she said, âIt's easy to feel like you're being overlooked â like you're invisible to the world.â Heart. Shattered. I gently told her she was wrong. That she wasnât invisible, and that she deserved all the good things in the world. She gave me a sweet thanks. We talked about the kids for another 10 minutes or so, and that was that⦠But I keep feeling like I didnât say the right thing. Did my telling her she was wrong â that she wasnât any less relevant than she once was â diminish her very valid feelings? And what could I have said differently to show her just how important she is? Iâll be the first to admit: As much as I love my mom, I donât know what itâs like to walk in her shoes. And this is where I could use your advice, {NAME}. I know from experience just how much insight and wisdom there is in the BHMD community, so I thought Iâd ask: Have you ever felt âinvisibleâ to the world around you⦠And what advice would you have for someone whoâs going through that same feeling? Maybe thereâs a mantra you repeat to yourself on the daily⦠Or something a friend or family member once said thatâs stuck with you. Whatever it is â Iâm all ears. So if you have a few moments to spare, go ahead and respond to this email with your thoughts. Maybe then, I can find the right words to show my mom just how special and valued she is. In the coming days, Iâd love to share some of your wisdom in a follow-up email â so they can help inspire any of your fellow subscribers who might be in the same boat. I know this is a little different than the emails I normally send⦠So thanks in advance for taking the time to respond. I canât overstate how much your opinion means to me. Your Beverly Hills MD, Dr. John Layke P.S. I totally get this is a sensitive topic⦠But I truly want my mom, and anyone who can relate to her situation, to feel like their best days are still ahead. So if you have some insight to share, please donât be shy: Hit âREPLYâ and let me know what you think. I canât wait to read all of your responses!
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