Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Mother's Sentiments " > > > > This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick > toddlers in > > their arms, wiping up barf laced with Mayer wieners and cherry > > Kool-Aid saying, " It's OK honey, Mommy's here. " Who walk around the > house > > all night with their babies when they keep crying and won't stop. > > > > This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in > their hair > > and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse. For > all the > > mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween > costumes. And > > all the mothers who DON'T. > > > > This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never > see. And the > > mothers who took those babies and gave them homes. > > > > This is for all the mothers who froze their buns off on metal > bleachers at > > football or soccer games Friday night instead of watching from > cars, so that > > when their kids asked, " Did you see me? " they could say, " Of > course, I > > wouldn't have missed it for the world, " and mean it. > > > > This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery > store and > > swat them in despair when they stomp there feet like a tired 2- year > old who > > wants ice cream before dinner. > > > > This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and > explained > > all about making babies. And for all the mothers who wanted to but > just > > couldn't. > > > > For all the mothers who read " Goodnight, Moon " > > twice a night for a year. And then read it again. > > " Just one more time. " > ! > > > This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their > shoelaces > > before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for > Velcro > > instead. > > > > This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their > daughters > > to sink a jump shot. > > > > This is for all mothers whose heads turn automatically when a > little voice > > calls " Mom? " in a crowd, even though they know their own off spring > are at > > home. > > > > > > This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with > stomach aches > > assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get > calls > > from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them > up. > > Right away. > > > > This is for mothers, whose children have gone astray, who can't > find the > > words to reach them. For all the mothers who bite their lips > sometimes > > until they bleed -- when their 14 year olds dye their hair green. > > > > What makes a good Mother anyway? > > Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips? The ability to nurse a > baby, > > cooks dinner, and sews a button on a shirt, all at the same time? > Or is it > > heart? > > > > Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter > disappear down > > the street, walking to school alone for the very first time? The > jolt that > > takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to put > your hand > > on the back of a sleeping baby? The need to flee from wherever you > are and > > hug your child when you hear news of a fire, a car ac! cident, a > child dying? > > > > For all the mothers of the victims of all these school shootings, > and the > > mothers of those who did the shooting. > > > > For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front > of their > > TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, > safely. > > > > This is for mothers who put pinwheels and teddy bears on their > children's > > graves. > > > > This is for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep > > deprivation. And mature mothers learning to let go. > > > > For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers. > > Single mothers and married mothers. Mothers with money, mothers > without. > > > > This is for you all. So hang in there. Please pass along to all > the Mom's > > in your life. " Home is what catches you when you fall -- and we > all fall. " > > > > Please pass this to a wonderful mother you know. > > .......I JUST DID!! > Happy Sunday Everyone > Love Cheryl > xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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