I love you, mummy
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 herby crying all
night long.
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. You thanked her byrunning 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 herby 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 themovies. 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 driver 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 thefuture 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/show appreciation to the person
called MOM though some may not say it openly to their mother There’s no substitute
for her Cherished 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 frustations, 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 .
I LUV U, MOM!
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