| WHEN THE LORD MADE MOTHERS |
| By The time the Lord made Mothers, he was into his sixth day of working overtime. An angel appeared and said "Why are you spending so much time on this one?" The lord answered and said, "Have you seen the spec sheet on her? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic, have 200 movable parts , all replacable, run on black coffee and left overs, have a lap that can hold three children at one time and disapear when she stands up, have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a brocken heart, and 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 just the standered model?" the angel asked. The Lord knodeed in agrement, "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 she understands and loves him or her without even saying a word". The angel tried to stop the Lord," this is too much work for one day. Wait untill tomorow to finish." "But I can't," The lord protested. "I am so close to finishing this creation that it is so close to my heart. She already heals herself when she is sick AND can feed a framily of six on a pound of hamburger AND can get a seven 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?"the angel asked. the Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to reason and negotiate." The angel noticed something and reached out and touched the woman's cheek. "Oops, it looks like you will have a leak with this model.I told you that you were trying to put to much into this one." "That's not a leak," the Lord objected. "That's a tear." "What's a tear for?" the angel asked. the Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her disappointment, pain, her loneliness, her grief and her pride." The angel was impressed."You are a genius, Lord. You thought of everything . Mothers are truly amazing." |