This is for Mother's Every Day!
The boo-boo kissers
The carpool drivers
The Kool Aid Moms
The ones that clean up your puke
The ones that clean up your puke and manage to smile the whole time
The one who secretly checks your homework
The one who secretly corrects your homework
The one who sings herself to sleep in your room
The one who makes the midnight run to the grocery store to buy the mix to make 35 cupcakes for the party that day that you forgot to tell her about
The one who dresses you for church every Sunday
And keeps you in her prayers every night
The one who dries your tears and convinces you that Mommy kisses can fix anything
And you believe her
The one who cleans up your puke
This one bears repeating
The one who walks the floor wringing her hands in worry about you, praying with each step she takes
The one who cries her silent tears for you at night
The one who suffered death to give you life
And would gladly exchange hers for yours
The one that all too often we neglect or forget or take for granted...
To all the Mother's out there
May it not always be a thankless job
Debbie Dodson
April 13, 2000
