Dear Chris Mann's Mother...

Dear Chris Mann’s mother,

After meeting your son in Chicago, I’ve been wracking my brain for a proper way to share him with some of my bloggy friends.

Should I tell them that he is a classically trained opera singer, having studied in Italy???

Should I tell them that he is, well, very good looking?

Should I tell them that he has an EP out? (I'm afraid you'll have to google that like I did...)

Should I talk about the way he rocked the parties at the BlogHer Conference with his incredible voice? And dare I mention he has a blog?

In the end I decided, instead, to write you a note. I wanted YOU to know what kind of son you have.

At a tiny party held on a rooftop in Chicago, he spent a good amount of time chatting with a 50 year-old kindergarten teacher. He was gracious, humble, funny, kind, curious and thoughtful.

And when he told me that I reminded him of his best friend’s mom? My heart swelled with the compliment, and I KNEW that HIS mother must certainly be incredibly proud of the man he has become.

I wish him well and will continue to watch him –with the fervent hope that he achieves great success.

However, with all that you have taught him, I feel he already has.