YOUR MOTHER:
When you came into the world,
she held you in her arms.
You thanked her by wailing like
a banshee.
When you were 1 year old, she
fed you and bathed you.
You thanked her by crying all
night long.
When you were 2 years old, she
taught you to walk.
You thanked her by running away
when she called.
When you were 3 years old, she
made all your meals with love.
You thanked her by tossing your
plate on the floor.
When you were 4 years old, she
gave you some crayons
You thanked her by coloring
the dining room table.
When you were 5 years old, she
dressed you for the holidays.
You thanked her by plopping
into the nearest pile of mud
When you were 6 years old, she
walked you to school.
You thanked her by screaming,
"I'M NOT GOING!"
When you were 7 years old, she
bought you a baseball.
You thanked her by throwing
it through the next-door-neighbor's window.
When you were 8 years old, she
handed you an ice cream.
You thanked her by dripping
it all over your lap.
When you were 9 years old, she
paid for piano lessons.
You thanked her by never even
bothering to practice
When you were 10 years old,
she drove you all day, from soccer to
gymnastics to one
birthday party after another.
You thanked her by jumping out
of the car and never looking back.
When you were 11 years old,
she took you and your friends to the movies.
You thanked her by asking to
sit in a different row.
When you were 12 years old,
she warned you not to watch certain TV shows.
You thanked her by waiting until
she left the house.
Those Teenage Years
When you were 13, she suggested
a haircut that was becoming.
You thanked her by telling her
she had no taste.
When you were 14, she paid for
a month away at summer camp.
You thanked her by forgetting
to write a single letter.
When you were 15, she came home
from work, looking for a hug.
You thanked her by having your
bedroom door locked.
When you were 16, she taught
you how to drive her car.
You thanked her by taking it
every chance you could.
When you were 17, she was expecting
an important call.
You thanked her by being on
the phone all night.
When you were 18, she cried
at your high school graduation.
You thanked her by staying out
partying until dawn.
Growing Old and Gray
When you were 19, she paid for
your college tuition, drove you to
campus, carried
your bags.
You thanked her by saying good-bye
outside the dorm so you wouldn't
be embarrassed
in front of your friends.
When you were 20, she asked
whether you were seeing anyone.
You thanked her by saying, "It's
none of your business."
When you were 21, she suggested
certain careers for your future.
You thanked her by saying, "I
don't want to be like you."
When you were 22, she hugged
you at your college graduation.
You thanked her by asking whether
she could pay for a trip to Europe.
When you were 23, she gave you
furniture for your first apartment.
You thanked her by telling your
friends it was ugly.
When you were 24, she met your
fiance and asked about your plans for the future.
You thanked her by glaring and
growling, "Muuhh-ther, please!"
When you were 25, she helped
to pay for your wedding, and she cried
and told you how
deeply she loved you.
You thanked her by moving halfway
across the country.
When you were 30, she called
with some advice on the baby.
You thanked her by telling her,
"Things are different now."
When you were 40, she called
to remind you of an relative's birthday.
You thanked her by saying you
were "really busy right now."
When you were 50, she fell ill
and needed you to take care of her.
You thanked her by reading about
the burden parents become to their children.
And then, one day, she quietly died.
And everything you never did
came crashing down like thunder.
"Rock me baby, rock me all night
long." The hand who rocks the
cradle... may rock the world".
Let us take a moment of the time
just to pay tribute and show
appreciation to the person called
MOM though some may not say it
openly to their mother. There's
no substitute for her.
Cherish every single moment.
Though at times she may not
be the best of friends, may not agree to
our thoughts, she is still your
mother!!!
She will be there for you ...
to listen to your woes,
your braggings, your frustrations,
etc.
Ask yourself ... have you put
aside enough time for her, to listen to
her "blues" of working in the
kitchen, her tiredness???
Be tactful, loving and still
show her due respect though you may
have a different view from hers.
Once gone, only fond memories
of the past and
also regrets will be left.
DO NOT TAKE FOR GRANTED THE THINGS
CLOSEST
TO YOUR HEART. LOVE HER MORE
THAN YOU LOVE YOURSELF.
LIFE IS MEANINGLESS WITHOUT
HER...
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