Guest guest Posted March 6, 2002 Report Share Posted March 6, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: " by way of ilena rose " <joyshow@...> <Recipient List Suppressed:;> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 3:52 PM Subject: For Mothers > ILENA, PLEASE PASS THIS ONTO THE GROUP.......I KNOW WE HAVE ALOT OF > LOVING CARING MOTHERS AMONG US......AND GRANDMAS ON TOP OF THAT TOO. LOVE > TO ALL, JOYCE > > > Subject: For Mothers > > > If you send this to just one person, it should make it all the way > around by Mother's Day. > > 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 their feet like 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 > 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 > <BR>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, cook dinner, and sew a button on > 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 accident, 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) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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