Friday, November 13, 2009

Good morning email-chain readers...  
Food for thoughts for today:



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At age 8 your mom buys you an ice cream. You
thanked her by dripping it all over your lap.

When you were 9 years old, she paid for music
lessons. You thanked her by never even bothering
to practice.

When you were 10 years old she drove you all day,
from soccer to football 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 watch certain TV shows. You thanked her by
waiting until she left the house.

When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that
was becoming. You thanked her by telling her she
had no taste.

When you were 14, she paid for a month away at
summer camp. You thanked her by forgetting to
write a single letter.

When you were 15, she came home from work,
looking for a hug. You thanked her by having your
bedroom door locked.

When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her
car. You thanked her by taking it every chance you
could.

When you were 17, she was expecting an
important call. You thanked her by being on the
phone all night.

When you were 18, she cried at your high school
graduation. You thanked her by staying out
partying until dawn.

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
your friends.

When you were 25, she helped to pay for your
wedding, and she cried and told you how deeply
she loved you. You thanked her by moving halfway
across the country.

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.

And then, one day, she quietly died. And everything
you never did came crashing down like thunder on
YOUR HEART.

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