Ah, yes, Jennifer and Amy. Quintessential Gen X names. Here’s their mother decked out in sky blue on a 1960s Murray bicycle. Isn’t it awesome that she outfitted it with not just one, but two, child seats?

A mother rides a 1960s Murray bicycle with her two children, an Amy and a Jennifer, who sit in vintage children’s bicycle seats.

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14. Do you have any special memories of riding bikes with your mom?

Here’s a poem about a bike and a mother.

To a Daughter Leaving Home

When I taught you
at eight to ride
a bicycle, loping along
beside you
as you wobbled away
on two round wheels,
my own mouth rounding
in surprise when you pulled
ahead down the curved
path of the park,
I kept waiting
for the thud
of your crash as I
sprinted to catch up,
while you grew
smaller, more breakable
with distance,
pumping, pumping
for your life, screaming
with laughter,
the hair flapping
behind you like a
handkerchief waving
goodbye.
—Linda Pastan

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