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| NO CHARGE Our little boy came up to his mother and handed his piece of paper. After his mom dried her hands on an apron, she raed it: For cutting the grass $ 5.00 For cleaning up my room this wek 1.00 For going to the store for you .50 Baby sitting my kid brother .25 Taking out the garbage 1.00 For getting aa good report card 5.00 For cleaning up & raking the yard 2.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total owed: 14.75 His mother looked at him standing there expectantly. She picked up the pen, turned the paper over and wrote: Nine months I carried you while you were inside me: no charge The time I've sat with you, doctored and prayed for you: no charge For all the tears that you've caused through the years: no charge For all the nights that were filled with dread, and the worries I know were ahead: no charge For the toys, food, clothes, even wiping your nose, there's no charge son And when you add it all up, the full cost of real love is............. no charge When our son finished reading what his mother had written, there were great big old tears in his eyes. He looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you" and then he took the pen and in great big letterS he wrote: "PAID IN FULL" |