MY MOTHER

My Mother

• When you came into world. She held you in her arms. You thanked her by wailing like a banshe

• when you were 1 year old. She fed you and bathed you. You thanked her by crying all night long.

• 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 crayons. you thanked her by coloring the dining table

• When you were 5 years old. She dressed you for 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 base ball. You thanked her by throwing the next-door-neighbor’s window.

• When you were 8 years old. She handled you an ice cream. You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap.

• When you were 9 years old. She paid for your 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 see certain TV shows. you thanked her by waiting until she left the house.

• When you were 13 years old. She suggested a hair cut that was becoming. You thanked her by telling her she had no taste.

• When you were 14 years old. She paid for a month away at summer camp. you thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.

• When you were 15 years old. She came home from work, looking for a hug. you thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.

• When you were 16 years old. She taught you how to drive her car. You thanked her by taking it every chance you could.

• When you were 17 years old. She was expecting an important call. You thanked her by being on phone all night.

• When you were 18 years old. She cried at your high school graduation. You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.

• When you were 19 years old. She paid your college tuition, drove you to campus, and carried your bags. you thanked her by saying good-bye out side the dorm so you wouldn’t be embarrassed of your friends

• When you were 20 years old. She asked whether you are seeing any one you thanked her by saying, ”it’s none of your business”

• When you were 21 years old. She suggested certain careers for your future. You thanked her by,” I don’t want to be like you”

• When you were 22 years old. 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 years old. She gave you furniture for your first apartment. You thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly.

• When you were 24 years old. She met your finance and asked about your plans for future. you thanked her by glaring and growling,”Muuhh-ther, please”.

• When you were 25 years old. She helped to pay for your wedding, and she cried and told you how deeply she loved you. You thanked her by moving half way across the country.

• When you were 30 years old. She called with some advice on baby. You thanked her by telling her, “things are different now”.

• When you were 40 years old. She reminds you of a relative’s birthday. you thanked her by saying you were ”really busy right now”

• When you were 50 years old. She fell ill and needed you to take care of her. You thanked her by reading about the burden parents are became to their children.

And then one day, she quietly died

And every thing you never did came

Crashing down like thunder.

“Rock me baby, rock me all night long”.

“The hand who rocks the cradle... May rock the world”

Let us take a moment of the time just to Tribute/show appreciation to the person called MOM.though some may not say it openly to their mother

By.

Mr.Shanker