Happy Mothers Day - Please Read

>>Mothers > >>This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in > >>their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry > >>Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey, Mommy's here." > >> > >>Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who > >>can't be comforted. > >> > >>This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair > >>and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse. > >> > >> For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween > >>costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T. > >> > >>This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And > >>the > >>mothers who took those babies and gave them homes. > >> > >>This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on > >>their > >>refrigerator doors. > >> > >>And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at > >>football > >>or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars. > >> > >>And that when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could say, > >>"Of > >>course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it. > >> > >>This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store > >>and > >>swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice cream > >>before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to ten instead, but > >>realize > >>how child abuse happens. > >> > >>This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and explained > >>all about making babies. And for all the (grand)mothers who wanted to, but > >>just couldn't find the words. > >> > >>This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so their children can eat. > >> > >>For all the mothers *****ad "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year. > >>And then read it again. "Just one more time." > >> > >>This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their > >>shoelaces > >>before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro > >>instead. > >> > >>This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their > >>daughters > >>to sink a jump shot. > >> > >>This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little > >>voice > >>calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are at > >>home -- or even away at college ~or have their own families. > >> > >>This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomach > >>aches, assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get > >>calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them > >>up. Right away. > >> > >>This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the > >>words to reach them. > >> > >>For all the mothers who bite their lips until they bleed when their 14 > >>year > >>olds dye their hair green. > >> > >>For all the mothers of the victims of recent school shootings, and the > >>mothers of those who did the shooting. > >> > >> For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of > >>their TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, > >>safely. > >> > >>This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful, and > >>now pray they come home safely from a war. > >> > >>What makes a good Mother anyway? Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips? > >> > >>The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, all > >>at the same time? > >> > >>Or is it in her heart? > >> > >>Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down > >>the street, walking to school alone for the very first time? > >> > >>The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to > >>put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby? > >> > >>The panic, years later, that comes again at 2 A.M. when you just want to > >>hear their key in the door and know they are safe again in your home? > >> > >>Or the need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear > >>news of a fire, a car accident, a child dying? > >> > >>The emotions of motherhood are universal and so our thoughts are for young > >>mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation... And > >>mature mothers learning to let go. > >> > >> For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers. > >> > >>Single mothers and married mothers. > >> > >>Mothers with money, mothers without. > >> > >>This is for you all. For all of us... > >> > >> Hang in there. In the end we can only do the best we can. Tell them > >> every > >>day that we love them. And pray and never stop being a mom.. > >> > >>Please pass along to all the Moms in your life. > >> > >>"Home is what catches you when you fall - and we all fall." > >> HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL! GAIL

oh thank you for the beuatiful poam it was very touching i was in tears reading it i sent it to all my mom buddies it made my day lisa

This was so beautiful. I miss my Mom so much, especially on Mother's Day. After my Mom passed away 12 years ago, I forgot that I was a Mom too. My sons have been wonderful in reminding me how much I mean to them. Anyone who still has their mom, give her a call today and tell her you love her, even if it was just yesterday that you said it. It will mean so much to her. Love, Debra

Thank you Gail that was beautiful.... Christine