Guest guest Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 ----- Forwarded Message ---- To: m7kareng@...; carla.miano@...; nellepeach ; massenamaven@...; Danee Bolster Sent: Mon, April 12, 2010 8:27:42 PM Subject: RE: Being a Mother ________________________________ Subject: Being a Mother Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:48:00 -0700 From: m7kareng@... To: polarpenguin2009@...; russellgauthier@...; j.gauthier@...; PIRVAN@...; nellepeach@...; Carla.Miano@... CC: jerjam14@... thanks Tina!! We will be closed on April 16th and 30th. Best Regards, G Gauthier Senior Customer Service Email: kgauthier@... Phone: Fax: HASCO® Hartwell Airline Supply Company Sita Address: SNAHAXD > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> >>> >>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>(both men & women, sons & daughters - need to read this) >>>>>> >>>>>>BEING A MOTHER.... >>>>>> >>>>>>After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to >>>>>>take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She >>>>>>said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves >>>>>>you and would love to spend some time with you.' >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit >>>>>>was my MOTHER, who has been alone for 20 years, >>>>>>but the demands of my work and my two boys had >>>>>>made it possible to visit her only occasionally. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>That night I called to invite her to go out for >>>>>>dinner and a movie. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>'What's wrong, aren't you well,' she asked? >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a >>>>>>late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign >>>>>>of bad news. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>'I thought it would be pleasant to spend some >>>>>>time with you,' I responded. 'Just the two of us.' >>>>>>She thought about it for a moment, and then said, >>>>>>'I would like that very much..' >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick >>>>>>her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her >>>>>>house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous >>>>>>about our date. She waited in the door. She had curled her hair and was wearing the >>>>>>dress that she had worn to celebrate her last >>>>>>birthday on November 19th. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an >>>>>>angel's. 'I told my friends that I was going to go >>>>>>out with my son, and they were impressed,' she said, >>>>>>as she got into that new white van. 'They can't wait to hear about our date'. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>We went to a restaurant that, although not >>>>>>elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my >>>>>>arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat >>>>>>down, I had to read the menu... Her eyes could only >>>>>>read large print. Half way through the entries, I >>>>>>lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at >>>>>>me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. 'It was I >>>>>>who used to have to read the menu when you were >>>>>>small,' she said. 'Then it's time that you relax and >>>>>>let me return the favour,' I responded. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>During the dinner, we had an agreeable >>>>>>conversation- -nothing extraordinary but catching up >>>>>>on recent events of each other's life.. We talked so >>>>>>much that we missed the movie. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>As we arrived at her house later, she said, >>>>>>'I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me >>>>>>invite you.' I agreed. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>'How was your dinner date ?' >>>>>>asked my wife when I got home. >>>>>>'Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,' >>>>>>I answered. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>A few days later, my mother died of a massive >>>>>>heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't >>>>>>have a chance to do anything for her. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>Some time later, I received an envelope with a >>>>>>copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place >>>>>>mother and I had dined. An attached note said: 'I >>>>>>paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I >>>>>>could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two >>>>>>plates - one for you and the other for your wife. >>>>>>You will never know what that night meant for me. >>>>>>I love you, son..' >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>At that moment, I understood the importance of >>>>>>saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU' and to give our loved >>>>>>ones the time that they deserve... Nothing in life is >>>>>>more important than your family. Give them the time >>>>>>they deserve, because these things cannot be put off >>>>>>till 'some other time.' >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back >>>>>>to normal after you've had a baby..... somebody >>>>>>doesn't know that once you're a mother, >>>>>>'normal' is history. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by >>>>>>instinct ... somebody never took a three-year-old shopping. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>Somebody said being a mother is boring .... >>>>>>somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit. >>>>>>Somebody said if you're a'good' mother, >>>>>>your child will 'turn out good'.... >>>>>>somebody thinks a child comes with >>>>>>directions and a guarantee. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>Somebody said you don't need an education to be a >>>>>>mother.... somebody never helped a fourth grader >>>>>>with his math. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>Somebody said you can't love the second child as >>>>>>much as you love the first .... somebody doesn't >>>>>>have two children. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother >>>>>>is labor and delivery.... >>>>>>somebody never watched her 'baby' get on the bus >>>>>>for the first day of kindergarten ... >>>>>>or on a plane headed for military 'boot camp.' >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her >>>>>>child gets married....somebody doesn't know that >>>>>>marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a >>>>>>mother's heartstrings. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>Somebody said a mother's job is done when >>>>>>her last child leaves home....... >>>>>>somebody never had grandchildren. >>>>>>* * * >>>>>>Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so >>>>>>you don't need to tell her.... >>>>>>somebody isn't a mother. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Pass this along to all the 'mothers' in your life >>>>>>and to everyone who ever had a mother. This isn't >>>>>>just about being a mother; it's about appreciating >>>>>>the people in your life while you have them....no >>>>>>matter who that person is. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >> > > ________________________________ >The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get started. Export Control Statement: Information contained in, or documents attached to, this email may contain technology subject to U.S. export control laws. Recipient is solely responsible for ensuring that any export, re-export, transfer or disclosure of this information outside of the United States, or to foreign nationals within the United States, is in accordance with applicable export control laws. 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