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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 fiancé 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.
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 bragging, 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...
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