When you
came into the world, she held you in her arms.
You thanked her by wailing like a banshee.
When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed
you.
You thanked her by crying all night long.
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to
walk.
You thanked her by running away when she
called.
When you were 3 years old, she made all your
meals with love.
You thanked her by tossing your plate on the
floor.
When you were 4 years old, she gave you some
crayons
You thanked her by coloring the dining room
table.
When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for
the holidays.
You thanked her by plopping into the nearest
pile of mud
When you were 6 years old, she walked you to
school.
You thanked her by screaming, "I'M NOT
GOING!"
When you were 7 years old, she bought you a
baseball.
You thanked her by throwing it through the
next-door-neighbor's window.
When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice
cream.
You thanked her by dripping it all over your
lap.
When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano
lessons.
You thanked her by never even bothering to
practice.
When you were 10 years old, she drove you all
day,
from soccer to gymnastics to one birthday
party after another.
You thanked her by jumping out of the car
and never looking back.
When you were 11 years old, she took you and
your friends to the
movies. You thanked her by asking to sit in a
different row.
When you were 12 years old, she warned you not
to watch certain TV
shows. You thanked her by waiting until she
left the house.
Those Teenage Years
When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that
was becoming.
You thanked her by telling her she had no
taste.
When you were 14, she paid for a month away at
summer camp.
You thanked her by forgetting to write a
single letter.
When you were 15, she came home from work,
looking for a hug.
You thanked her by having your bedroom door
locked.
When you were 16, she taught you how to drive
her car.
You thanked her by taking it every chance
you could.
When you were 17, she was expecting an important
call.
You thanked her by being on the phone all
night.
When you were 18, she cried at your high school
graduation.
You thanked her by staying out partying
until dawn.
Growing Old and Gray
When you were 19, she paid for your college
tuition,
drove you to campus, carried your bags.
You thanked her by saying good-bye outside
the dorm
so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of
your friends.
When you were 20, she asked whether you were
seeing anyone.
You thanked her by saying, "It's none of
your business."
When you were 21, she suggested certain careers
for your future.
You thanked her by saying, "I don't want to
be like you."
When you were 22, she hugged you at your college
graduation.
You thanked her by asking whether she could
pay for a trip to
Europe.
When you were 23, she gave you furniture for
your first apartment.
You thanked her by telling your friends it
was ugly.
When you were 24, she met your fiance and asked
about your plans for
the future. You thanked her by glaring and
growling, "Muuhh-ther, please!"
When you were 25, she helped to pay for your
wedding,
and she cried and told you how deeply she
loved you.
You thanked her by moving halfway across the
country.
When you were 30, she called with some advice on
the baby.
You thanked her by telling her, "Things are
different now."
When you were 40, she called to remind you of an
relative's
birthday. You thanked her by saying you were
"really busy right now."
When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to
take care of her.
You thanked her by reading about the burden
parents become to their
children.
And then, one day, she quietly died.
And everything you never did came crashing
down like thunder.
"Rock me baby, rock me all night long."
The hand who rocks the cradle ... may rock
the world".
Let us take a moment of the time just to pay
tribute and
show appreciation to the person called MOM
though some may not
say it openly to their mother.
There's no substitute for her.
Cherish every single moment.
Though at times she may not be the best of
friends, may not agree to
our thoughts,
she is still your mother!!!
She will be there for you ... to listen to
your woes,
your braggings, your frustrations, etc.
Ask yourself ... have you put aside enough
time for her,
to listen to her "blues" of working in the
kitchen, her tiredness???
Be tactful, loving and still show her due
respect though you
may have a different view from hers.
Once gone, only fond memories of the past
and also regrets will be
left.
DO NOT TAKE FOR GRANTED THE THINGS CLOSEST TO
YOUR HEART.
LOVE HER MORE THAN YOU LOVE YOURSELF.
LIFE IS MEANINGLESS WITHOUT HER...