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    May 11, 2008, 08:21 AM
    For Mother's Day - Just Wanted to Share.
    Just received this in an email today. Thought that I would share it. Worth a read, even if you have read it before...

    BEING A MOTHER...

    After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to
    take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She
    said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves
    you and would love to spend some time with you.'
    * * *
    The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit
    was my MOTHER, who has been alone for 20 years,
    but the demands of my work and my two boys had
    made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
    * * *
    That night I called to invite her to go out for
    dinner and a movie.
    * * *
    'What's wrong, aren't you well,' she asked?
    * * *
    My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a
    late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign
    of bad news.
    * * *
    'I thought it would be pleasant to spend some
    time with you,' I responded. 'Just the two of us.'
    She thought about it for a moment, and then said,
    'I would like that very much.'
    * * *
    That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick
    her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her
    house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous
    about our date.

    She waited in the door.

    She had curled her hair and was wearing the
    dress that she had worn to celebrate her last
    birthday on November 19th.
    * * *
    She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an
    angel's. 'I told my friends that I was going to go
    out with my son, and they were impressed,' she said,
    as she got into that new white van. 'They can't wait to hear
    about our date'.
    * * *
    We went to a restaurant that, although not
    elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my
    arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat
    down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only
    read large print. Half way through the entries, I
    lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at
    me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. 'It was I
    who used to have to read the menu when you were
    small,' she said. 'Then it's time that you relax and
    let me return the favor,' I responded.
    * * *
    During the dinner, we had an agreeable
    conversation- -nothing extraordinary but catching up
    on recent events of each other's life. We talked so
    much that we missed the movie.
    * * *
    As we arrived at her house later, she said, 'I'll
    go out with you again, but only if you let me invite
    you.' I agreed.
    * * *
    'How was your dinner date?' asked my wife when I
    got home.
    'Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,'
    I answered.
    * * *
    A few days later, my mother died of a massive
    heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't
    have a chance to do anything for her.
    * * *
    Some time later, I received an envelope with a
    copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place
    mother and I had dined. An attached note said: 'I
    paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I
    could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two
    plates - one for you and the other for your wife.
    You will never know what that night meant for me. I
    love you, son.'
    * * *
    At that moment, I understood the importance of
    saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU' and to give our loved
    ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is
    more important than your family. Give them the time
    they deserve, because these things cannot be put off
    till 'some other time.'
    * * *
    Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back
    to normal after you've had a baby.... somebody
    doesn't know that once you're a mother,
    'normal' is history.
    * * *
    Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by
    instinct . somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.
    * * *
    Somebody said being a mother is boring .....
    somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.
    * * *
    Somebody said if you're a "good" mother,
    your child will "turn out good"....
    somebody thinks a child comes with
    directions and a guarantee.
    * * *
    Somebody said you don't need an education to be a
    mother.... somebody never helped a fourth grader
    with his math.
    * * *
    Somebody said you can't love the second child as
    much as you love the first .... somebody doesn't
    have two children.
    * * *
    Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother
    is labor and delivery....
    somebody never watched her 'baby' get on the bus
    for the first day of kindergarten .
    or on a plane headed for military 'boot camp.'
    * * *
    Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married....somebody doesn't know that
    marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a
    mother's heartstrings.
    * * *
    Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last
    child leaves home....
    somebody never had grandchildren.
    * * *
    Somebody said your mother knows you love her,
    so you don't need to tell her....
    somebody isn't a mother.

    Pass this along to all the 'mothers' in your life
    and to everyone who ever had a mother. This isn't
    just about being a mother; it's about appreciating
    the people in your life while you have them....no matter who that person is.
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    #2

    May 11, 2008, 08:47 AM
    Had to re-read the last part as my eyes kind of got watered up on me.
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    May 11, 2008, 08:50 AM
    Really?

    I love your strawberries, by the way!
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    Jul 3, 2008, 09:37 AM
    Clough... how is it that I just stumbled upon this? I love it, I have read it before, I like to re-read things, sometimes yo get an even deeper meaning if you do read it more than once. Thanks for sharing!
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    Jul 3, 2008, 09:54 AM
    I stumbled across this as well, I have to say it brought me to tears.. It is also strange that Start saw it the same day I did... not strange.. I guess meant to be.

    Thank you for sharing it, it was profoundly beautiful.
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    Jul 3, 2008, 09:58 AM
    ;)
    We were probably seeing if someone had posted a Fourth of July well wishing!
    You go ahead, I wanted my heart to be in it... but all the kids are surrounding and the dishes need to be done... I hope I can get in the mood for tomorrow!;)
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    Nov 13, 2008, 12:23 PM

    It is a very heart touching poem.My eyes got watered reading this.
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    Mar 16, 2009, 12:43 AM
    Our two teenage sons are taking their mom and granma out for mothersd ay night dinner dancing .
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    Mar 16, 2009, 02:30 AM

    That's real nice, paleponey!

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