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Saturday, July 22, 2006

An Ode to "The Mother"

This is not the original work. But it Simply touched my heart.

1. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. you thanked her by crying all the night.
2. When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.You thanked her by running away when she called.
3. When you were 3 years old, she made all your mealswith love. You thanked her by tossing your plate onthe floor
4. When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons. You thanked her by coloring the dinning roomtable.
5. When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays. You thanked her by looping into the nearestpile of mud
6. When you were 6 years old, she walked you into school. You thanked her by screaming, "I'M NOT GOING
7. When you were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball. You thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor window
8. When you were 8 years old, she handed you an icecream. You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap.
9. When you were 9 years old, she paid for pianolessons. You thanked her by never even bothering to practice it.
10. When you were 10 years old, she drove you all day,from soccer to gymnastic to one birthday party afteranother. You thanked her by jumping out of the car and never looking back.
11. When you were 11 years old, she took you and yourfriends to the movies. You thanked her by asking to sit in the different row
12. When you were 12 years old, she warned you not towatch certain TV shows. You thanked her by waiting until she left the house
13. When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that was becoming. You thanked her by telling her she had no taste.
14. When you were 14, she paid for a month away at summer camp. You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.
15. When you were 15, she came home from work, looking for a hug. You thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.
16. When you were 16, she taught you how to drove her car. You thanked her by taking it every chance you could.
17. When you were 17, she was expecting an important call. You thanked her by being on the phone all night
18. When you were 18, she cried at your school graduation. You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.
19. 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 you friends.
20. When you were 20, she asked whether you were seeing anyone. You thanked her by saying "It's none of your business".
21. When you were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future. You thanked her by saying "I don't want to be like you".
22. 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.
23. When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your first apartment. You thanked her by telling your friend it was ugly.
24. When you were 24, she met your fiancé and asked about your plans for the future. You thanked her by glaring and growling, "Muuhh-ther, please!"
25. When you were 25, she helped to pay for your wedding, and she cried and told how deeply she loved you. You thanked her by moving halfway across the country.
26. When you were 30, she called with some advice on the baby. You thanked by telling her, "Things are different now."
27. When you were 40, she called to remind you of a relative's birthday. You thanked her by saying you were "really busy right now."
28. 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.
29. And then, one day, she quietly died. And everything you never did, came crashing down like thunder on your heart.

IF SHE' S STILL AROUND, NEVER FORGET TO LOVE HER MORE THAN EVER. AND IF SHE' S NOT, REMEMBER HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.

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