MOTHERS

[OJR]

I think this says it all about "MOTHERS"!

Mothers

If you send this to just one person, it should make

it all the way around the world by Mother's Day.

This is for the mothers who have sat up all night

with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf

laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid

saying, "It's alright honey, Mommy's here." Who

have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing

crying babies who can't be comforted.

This is for all the mothers who show up at work with

spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their

blouses and diaper! s 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 the mothers whose priceless art

collections are hanging on their refrigerator doors.

And for all the mothers who froze their buns on

metal bleachers at football or soccer games instead

of watching from the warmth of their cars, so that

when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" 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 and scream for ice cream

before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to

ten instead, but realize how child abuse happens.

This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so their

children can eat. 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 befo re 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 every mother whose head turns

automatically when a little voice calls "Mom?" in a

crowd, even though they know their own offspring are

at home -- or even away at college.

This is for mothers whose children have gone astray,

who can't find the words to reach them.

This is for all the step-mothers who raised another

woman's child or children, and gave their time,

attention, and love... sometimes totally

unappreciated!

For all the mothers who bite their lips until they

bleed when their 14-year-olds dye their hair green.

For all the mothers of the victims of recent 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 t heir TVs in horror, hugging

their child who just came home from school, safely.

This is for all the mothers who taught their

children to be peaceful, and now pray they come home

safely from a war.

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 in her 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 panic,

years later, that comes again at 2 A.M. when you

just want to hear their key in the door and know

they are safe again in your home? Or 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?

The emotions of motherhood are universal and so our

thoughts are 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.

For all of us.

Hang in there.

In the end we can only do the best we can.

Tell them every day that we love them.

And pray.

Please pass along to all the Moms in your life.

[VermontHunter]

Re: MOTHERS

That about covers it.......

Thanks, OJR

[stevebeilgard]

Re: MOTHERS

very nice.

[Dakota]

Re: MOTHERS

I agree with Luke, that is great man.

Dakota

[doughboy1956]

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That is nice.

[wtnhunt]

Re: MOTHERS

That is great Orlan.