Friday Fiction: Ivy's World - Meet The Parents (Part Two)

Last week, I started to write about Ivy’s take on her parents. There was a bit of a misconception that Ellen was a Real Housewives of New York type – but really, she’s just kind of girly – not so great at the sporty mom role. Maybe this (two weeks later – sigh) will make that clearer.

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Well, Ellen never did fit in with the country club moms…but then Ivy wasn’t one to talk. She was terrible at sports and didn’t have much in common with the athletic country club girls. While they were all at swim meets, she was reading a book at the snack bar. And her own passion for what Ellen called “vintage” clothing made any critique of her mother’s inability to blend in a tad weak. Girls who wear bonnets shouldn’t throw stones.

And ultimately, Ivy really loved her mother. Ellen was so innately kind and nurturing that the room instantly warmed with her presence. She had a way of making people feel safe and cherished, and her children were no exception. Whether they acknowledged it or not, Ivy and Nicholas never questioned where they stood with their mother. And their oblivious expectation for her unconditional approval was a testament to Ellen’s effortless skill in the more important aspects of motherhood.

She may or may not have worn high heeled cowboy boots to Nicholas’ first soccer game, and her attitude could possibly be labeled by some as “unfair” when it came to pleas for popular Christmas gifts such as E-Z Bake Ovens and Barbie pools… But she would drop everything to prioritize her children, and any misstep was always made with the best of intentions. Ellen was the center of the Chapin family and her she lit up the lives of all that were in her orbit.

Will try for another installment on Friday…

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