Fwd: Mothers

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This is so beautiful, it will probably bring a tear to your eyes, so be

prepared. IT'S WORTH IT!! Love Judy O

Please pass this on to all the wonderful moms, it is a wonderful message

to

share. Thanks Di

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. "

>

>This is for all the mothers of

>Kosovo who fled in the night

>and can't find their children.

>

>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.

>

>For all the mothers of the victims

>of the Colorado shooting, and the

>mothers of the murderers.

>

>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.

>

>For all the mothers who run carpools

>and make cookies and sew Halloween

>costumes.

>

>And all the mothers who DON'T.

>

>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 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 school shooting,

>a fire, a car accident, a baby dying?

>

>So this is for all the mothers who sat

>down with their children and

>explained all about making babies.

>

>And for all the mother who wanted to

>but just couldn't.

>

>This is for reading " Goodnight, Moon "

>twice a night for a year. And then

>reading it again. " Just one more time. "

>

>This is for all the mothers who mess up.

>

>Who yell at their kids in the grocery store

>and swat them in despair and stomp their

>feet like a tired 2-year old who wants

>ice cream before dinner.

>

>This is for all the mothers who taught

>their daughters to tie their shoelaces

>before they started school.

>

>And for all the mothers who

>opted for Velcro instead.

>

>For all the mothers who bite their

>lips - sometimes until they bleed -

>when their 14 year olds dye their

>hair green.

>

>Who lock themselves in the bathroom

>when babies 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.

>

>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 mothers who put pinwheels

>and teddy bears on their children's graves.

>

>This is for mothers whose children

>have gone astray, who can't find the

>words to reach them.

>

>This is for all the mothers

>who sent their sons to school

>with stomachaches, 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 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 and mothers without.

>

>This is for you all.

>

>So hang in there.

>

>Please pass along to

>all the moms in your life.

>

> " Home is what catches you

>when we fall - and we all fall. "

>

>Please pass this to

>a wonderful mother you know.