Re: Moms--the Standard Model , by Erma Bombek

[Guest guest]

Dear Liane,

This was so very touching! It is exactly my Mom! There

were 5 of us int he house, she was the only one working and she made

everything seem easy. Bless all Moms, and bless my Mum also. She

did the greatest job with what little she had and I would not be the

person I am today without her! Thank you so much Liane!!

Love and light, LUNA---

In , " lianeqrz_legey "

<butterflygris@...> wrote:

>

> Moms--the Standard Model

> by Erma Bombek

>

> While the good Lord was creating Mothers, He was well into his

sixth day

> of

> overtime. Then an angel appeared and said, " You're doing a lot of

> fiddling

> around on this one! "

> And the Lord said, " Have you read the specification on this order?

She

> has

> to be completely washable but not plastic....Have 180 movable

parts, all

> replaceable...Run on black coffee and leftovers...have a lap that

> disappears

> when she stands up...and a kiss that can cure anything from a

broken leg

> to

> a disappointed love affair. Plus she has to have six pairs of

hands! "

> The

> angel shook her head slowly and said, " Six pairs of hands!!?? Not

> possible! "

> " Oh, it's not the hands that are causing me the problem, " Said the

Lord,

> " it's the three pairs of eyes that Mothers have to have. " " That's

on the

> standard model? " asked the angel.

> The Lord nodded. " One pair that sees through closed doors when she

asks,

> 'What are you doing in there?' when she already knows...Another

here in

> the

> back of her head that sees what she shouldn't, but what she has to

> know...and of course the ones here in front that can look at a

child and

> reflect, I understand, and I love you' without so much as saying a

> word. "

> " Lord, " said the angel touching His sleeve gently, " Get some rest.

> Finish

> this tomorrow. "

> " I can't " answered the Lord. " I am so close to creating something so

> close

> to Myself. Already I have one that heals herself when she is

sick...can

> feed

> a family of six on one pound of hamburger...and can get a five year

old

> to

> stand under a shower. "

> The angel circled the model of the Mother very slowly and

sighed, " But

> it's

> to soft! "

> " And yet she's tough " said the Lord excitedly. " You cannot imagine

what

> the

> mother can handle or do! "

> " Can it think? " asked the angel.

> " Not only can it think, but it can reason and compromise! " answered

the

> Creator.

> Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the Mothers

cheek.

> " THERE'S A LEAK! " she pronounced. " I told you, you were trying to

hard

> to

> put to much into this model! You can't ignore the stress factor. "

> The Lord moved in for a closer look and gently lifted the drop of

> moisture

> to His finger where it glistened and sparkled in the light.

> " It's not a leak, " He said. " It's a tear "

> " A tear? " asked the angel. " What's it for? "

> " It's for Joy, Sadness, Disappointment, Compassion, Pain,

Loneliness,

> and

> Pride. "

> And the angel exclaimed, " You're a genius! "

> The Lord looked somber and replied,... " I didn't put it there.

>