MOTHER - One more

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1. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. You thanked

her by crying all the night.

 

2. When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.. You thanked

her by running away when she called.

 

3. When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love. You

thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor.

 

4. When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons. You thanked

her by coloring the dinning room table.

 

5. When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays. You

thanked her by looping into the nearest pile of mud.

 

6. When you were 6 years old, she walked you into school. You thanked

her by screaming, " I " M NOT GOING " .

 

 

7. When you were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball. You thanked

her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor window.

 

8. When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice cream. You

thanked her by dripping it all over you lap.

 

9. When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano lessons. You thanked

her by never even bothering to practice it.

 

10. When you were 10 years old, she drove you all day, from soccer to

gymnastic to one birthday party after another. You thanked her by

jumping out of the car and never looking back.

 

11. When you were 11 years old, she took you and your friends to the

movies. You thanked her by asking to sit in the different row.

 

12. 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.

 

13. When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that was becoming. You

thanked her by telling her she had no taste.

 

14. When you were 14, she paid for a month away at summer camp. You

thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.

 

15. When you were 15, she came home from work, looking for a hug. You

thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.

 

16. When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her car. You

thanked her by taking it every chance you could.

 

17. When you were 17, she was expecting an important call. You

thanked her by being on the phone all night..

 

18. When you were 18, she cried at your school graduation. You

thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.

 

19. 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 you friends.

 

20. When you were 20, she asked whether you were seeing anyone. You

thanked her by saying " It " s none of you business " .

 

21. When you were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future.

You thanked her by saying " I don " t want to be like you " .

 

22. 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 .

 

23. When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your first

apartment. You thanked her by telling your friend it was ugly.

 

24. 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! "

 

25. When you were 25, she helped to pay for your wedding, and she

cried and told how deeply she loved you. You thanked her by moving

halfway across the country.

 

26. When you were 30, she called with some advice on the baby. You

thanked by telling her, " Things are different now. "

 

27. When you were 40, she called to remind you of a relative " s

birthday. You thanked her by saying you were " really busy right now. "

 

28. 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.

 

29. and then, one day, she quietly died. And everything you never did

came crashing down like thunder on your heart.

 

IF SHE " S STILL AROUND, NEVER FORGET TO LOVE HER MORE THAN EVER. AND

IF SHE " S NOT, REMEMBER HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.