Are you my mother?

No survivors. That horrible, flesh eating creature is no longer your mother.

Many, many people, including you and I, will at some point in our lives -probably even before the fall- wish we were in our mother's arms. There is a warmth and a safety in a mother's love that can not be found anywhere else in the world. A feeling that no matter what happens your mother will keep you safely removed from it.

However we will find during our lives that there are many things mother can't keep us removed from, even though many of the ones we think she might not be able to, she still finds a way.

And likewise many of us will have the experience of helping care for our mothers as they grow older. We get to give back a little bit here and there. This mother/child relationship is a very important one of caring and support.

But unless your mother is one of 1% of true survivors that bond will be broken and the cord finally cut. The message of this is two-fold and while the first message is a little morbid it is important to never forget THAT IS NO LONGER YOUR MOTHER. The person who once protected you could turn and be trying to rip you apart with her teeth. The important thing to remember and what must be done is turning your mind to realize that your mother has gone on to a better place and some parasite or virus is desecrating her body. The thought of that makes me mad enough to smash zombies. It may seem cold and cruel to be so "heartless" but it is the best thing to do. You're mother would always choose you over her, and that thing trying to kill you is definately choosing itself over anyone. Kill it and let you poor mum rest in peace.

The second message is a much nicer one -in a morbid kind of way, while the last message was a morbid one in a comforting sort of way...- Cherish your mothers while they are here, because after the fall they won't be. Buy her gifts. Say "I love you" just because. Give her what she really wants, time with you. Building good memories and a good relationship is a key part of building a strong personality and good character. And I believe fully that it's not the 100% heartless, stone-colds that will make up the majority of survivors. It will be the people with strong enough character to make the right choices after the fall.

Stay vigilant, may the infection never reach your, and your mom might have the resolve to do what is needed should you be so unfortunate, Mike D.