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MOTHERS and MUMS

This is for the mothers who have sat up all night
with sick toddlers in their arms,
wiping up tears and saying, 'It's okay Mummy's here.'

Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end
soothing crying babies who can't be comforted.

For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew costumes.
And all the mothers who DON'T.

This is for 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 the mothers whose priceless art collections
are hanging on their refrigerator doors.

And for all the mothers who froze on metal seats
at football or soccer games or other sports
instead of watching from the warmth of their cars.
And that when their kids asked, 'Did you see me, Mum?' 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
when they stomp their feet and scream for ice cream before dinner.
And for all the mothers who count to ten instead.

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 opted for Velcro instead.

This is for all the mothers who teach their sons
to cook and those who did not.

This is for every mother whose head turns automatically
when a little voice calls 'Mum?' in a crowd,
even though they know their own offspring are at home
-- or even away at college -- or have their own families.

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.

For all the mothers who bite their lips
until they bleed when their 14 year olds dye their hair green.

This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful,
and now pray they come home safely..

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?

The jolt that takes her from sleep to dread,
from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to put her hand on the back of a sleeping baby?

The panic, years later, that comes again at 2 A.M.
when she just wants to hear their key in the door
and know they are safe again in her home?

The emotions of motherhood are universal
and so our thoughts are for young mothers
stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation...
And for mature mothers learning to let go.

For working mothers and stay-at-home 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 and never stop being a mother...

Please pass along to all the mothers in your life.

'Home is what catches you when you fall - and we all fall.'