Your Mother

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01. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you.
You thanked her by crying all the night.

02. 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.

04. When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons.
You thanked her by coloring the dinning room table.

05. When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays.
You thanked her by looping into the nearest pile of mud.

06. When you were 6 years old, she walked you into school.
You thanked her by screaming, "I'M NOT GOING".

07. When you were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball.
You thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor window.

08. When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice cream.
You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap.

09. When you were 9 years old, she paid for Arabic 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.

"Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or more attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say, "my Lord! bestow on them Thy Mercy, even as they cherished me in childhood." (Quran)

peace
 

talloola

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my mother is gone now. I have many memories of my life with her. She and I lived with
each other for years, then she lived with my husband and I for years.
It wasn't always easy, she was a persnickety person, but a good mother and very
loyal, and if it wasn't for her, I would have had ' no one' as a child.
We brought her to vancouver island with us when we moved their. She finally lived in
a seniors home, but close to us, and we visited her often, took lunches there, grandchildren, etc, birthday cakes, took her for drives, brought her to our place to visit,
and when she died at 87, the lady at the seniors residence, took me aside, as I was so
sad, and she looked me at said. "You have been a good daughter", and I haven't forgotton that statement, it made me feel happy.
 

Lester

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I talk to my mother once or twice a week and she comes for an overnight visit once a month or more, she's a farm girl and at eighty she still has an overactive work ethic always out in the garden tsking and mumbling while she pulls up all the weeds- for a person with a basic education it's surprising how worldly she is- when bush was elected she looked at me and said "that guy is an absolute lying jackass" she's aging quickly now and my siblings and I are trying to steel ourselves for eventually what must come- but hopefully it will not come to pass for a long time.
 

Zzarchov

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To be fair, according to that poem, the mother kind of deserved it,


I mean when the grandmother called to give her helpful advice on raising her new child, the mother totally blew off the grandmother by saying "Its different now"

And when the grandmother fell Ill the mother just went on about what kind of a burder she was, while at the some time complaining the child tells her to stay out of her life.

Double standard much? :)P)

Remember: MR T says, treat your mother right.
 

karrie

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Zz, you totally lost me. How is there a double standard exactly? When it's only written about how a child thanks their mother, you're somehow reading something about grandmothers too? Totally lost me.
 

lone wolf

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To be fair, according to that poem, the mother kind of deserved it,


I mean when the grandmother called to give her helpful advice on raising her new child, the mother totally blew off the grandmother by saying "Its different now"

And when the grandmother fell Ill the mother just went on about what kind of a burder she was, while at the some time complaining the child tells her to stay out of her life.

Double standard much? :)P)

Remember: MR T says, treat your mother right.

Same YOU all the way through....
 

Socrates the Greek

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She did all that for me and my brothers...............................We are thankfull she at the age of 82 is still kicking around, with all her intellectual faculties working properly...................
Growing up with out a mother, it must be very cold...............
 

dirtylinder

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It is my Mom's Birthday today...I am taking her to see a Neil Diamond tribute this evening...he is one of her faves! I love my Mom and am very grateful to have her still here in my life!! I have 5 sisters and she was a stay at home Mom driving us everywhere, making costumes, and clothes...cooking and baking....ahhh I wish she could live next door to me!
 

Zzarchov

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Zz, you totally lost me. How is there a double standard exactly? When it's only written about how a child thanks their mother, you're somehow reading something about grandmothers too? Totally lost me.


That poem doesn't apply to a specific mother and child, only a mother and child relationship.

Ergo, it is written to speak to everyone.

The thing is, every mother has a mother of their own (save eve)

So if that poem applies to everyone it means:

The mother in question treated THEIR mother the same way.

At 30 with the new child, the cycle begins a new. Meaning at 50 When the Old mother dies, one already has had their own child for 20 years, which according to the chart...


Its recursive.
 

talloola

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With all due respect, there must be a poem out there for the children who
did not behave that way, I would like to read that one too.

eg. I had one child who cried (almost) all night, a few times when very new, the others didn't, and I could go on and on, right down the list.

The poem, although interesting, and applicable to some, describes all children as lifelong
inconsiderate brats, but the message will 'stick' to those who deserve it, I suppose.
 

talloola

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Do you know of such a peom? There must be one.

No I don't know about such things, I'm not a poetic person, but the person who posted
the 'bratty' poem, must be able to find the 'good kid' poem, somewhere.;-)

I'll work on writing one, should be done in about 2 years.:-|