another Mother day tribute

This week I will post a lot about Mothers....take the time to think of yours this weekend....good or bad....she is why you are here....( not taking anything away from Dad's...)




>>
>> 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."
>>
>> This is for the mothers...
>> 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.
>>
>> This is for all the mothers...
>> Who run carpools and make cookies
>> And sew Halloween costumes.
>>
>> And all the mothers who DON'T.
>>
>> This is for all 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 all the mothers...
>> Whose priceless art collections are hanging?
>> On their refrigerator doors.
>>
>> This is 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,
>> So 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 who read
>> "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 hoped for Velcro instead.
>>
>> This is for all the mothers...
>> Who taught their sons to cook
>> And their daughters to sink a jump shot.
>>
>> This is for all the mothers...
>> 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.
>>
>> 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 all the mothers...
>> Whose children have gone astray,
>> Who can't find the words to reach them.
>>
>> This is for all the stepmothers who
>> Raised another woman's
>> Child or children,
>> And gave their time,
>> Attention, and love...
>> Sometimes totally unappreciated!
>>
>> 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 mother?s 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.
>>
>> Please pass along to all the Moms in your life.
>> "Home is what catches you when you fall "-
>> "We are all human, and we all fall."
>>
>> Please pass this to a
>> Wonderful mother you know.
>>
>> (I just did) :)
>>
>> ~Happy Mothers Day!~