Fwd: How Moms Were Made

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In a message dated 06/07/1999 9:16:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, NOLESAAH

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<< How Moms Were Made!

By the time the Lord made mothers,

he was into the sixth day

working overtime.

An Angel appeared and said

" Why are you spending

so much time on this one? "

And the Lord answered and said,

" Have you read the spec sheet on her?

She has to be completely

washable, but not plastic;

have 200 movable parts,

all replaceable;

run on black coffee and

leftovers; have a

lap that can hold three

children at one time and that

disappears when she stands up;

have a kiss that can

cure anything from a

scrape knee to a broken heart;

and have six pairs of hands. "

The Angel was astounded

at the requirements for this one.

" Six pairs of hands! No Way! "

said the Angel.

The Lord replied, Oh, it's not

the hands that are the problem.

It's the three pairs of eyes

that mothers must have! "

" And that's on the standard

model? " the Angel asked.

The Lord nodded in agreement,

" Yep, one pair of eyes

are to see through

the closed door as she asks

her children what they are

doing even though

she already knows.

Another pair in the back

of her head are to see

what she needs to know

even though no one thinks she can.

And the third pair are here

in the front of her head.

They are for looking at

an errant child

and saying that she understands

and loves him or her

without even saying a single word. "

The Angel tried to stop the Lord

" This is too much work for one day.

Wait until tomorrow to finish. "

" But I can't! " The Lord

protested, " I am so

close to finishing this creation

that is so close to

my own heart.

She already heals herself

when she is

sick AND can feed a family of six

on a pound of

hamburger and can get

a nine year old

to stand in the shower. "

The Angel moved closer

and touched the woman,

" But you have made her

so soft, Lord. " " She is soft, " the Lord

agreed, " but I have also made her

tough. You have no

idea what she can endure

or accomplish. "

" Will she be able to think? "

Asked the angel.

The Lord replied, " Not only

will she be able to think,

she will be able to reason,

and negotiate. " The Angel

then noticed something

and reached out and touched the

woman's cheek. " Oops,

it looks like you have a leak

with this model.

I told you that you were trying to

put too much into this one. "

" That's not a leak. " The Lord objected.

" That's a tear! " " What's the tear for? "

the Angel asked.

The Lord said,

" The tear is her way of expressing her joy,

her sorrow, her disappointment,

her pain, her loneliness, her grief,

and her pride. "

The Angel was impressed.

" You are a genius, Lord.

You thought of everything for this one.

You even created the tear! "

The Lord looked at the Angel

and smiled and said,

" I'm afraid you are wrong again,

my friend.

I created the woman,

but she created the tear! "

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