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 some crayons.
You thanked her by colouring the dining room table.
When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays.
You thanked her by making a mess before leaving the house.
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 baseball.
You thanked her by throwing it through the next door neighbour’s window.
When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice cream.
You thanked her by dripping it all over the carpet.
When you were 9 years old, she paid for the piano lessons.
You thanked her by refusing to practice.
When you were 10, she drove you all day, from soccer to gymnastic to birthday parties.
You thanked her by jumping out of the car without looking back.
When you were 11, she took you and your friends to the movies.
You thanked her by asking to sit in a different row with your friends.
When you were 12, she warned you not to watch certain TV shows.
You thanked her by waiting till she left the house.
When you were 13, she suggested a haircut.
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 tiring shopping trip, looking for a hug.
You thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.
When you were 16, she taught you how to prepare a simple meal.
You thanked her by complaining about how troublesome it was.
When you were 17, she was expecting an important phone 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 carrying your beds.
You thanked her by saying goodbye outside the dorm so you wouldn’t be embarrassed in front of your friends.
When you were 20, she asked whether you were seeing someone.
You thanked her by saying “It’s none of your business!”
When you were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future.
You thanked her by saying, “I don’t want to be like you!”
When you were 22, she hugged you at your college graduation.
You thanked her by asking whether she could pay for a trip to
When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your first apartment.
You thanked her by telling your friends those weren’t your taste.
When you were 24, she met your fiancé and asked about your plan for the future.
You thanked her by glaring and growling “Muuhh-ther, please!”
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 30, she called with some advice on the baby.
You thanked her by telling her, “Things are different now, time has changed!”
When you were 40, she called to remind you of a relative’s birthday.
You thanked her by saying you were “really really very busy right now!”
When you were 50, she fell ill and longed to see you and hold you.
You thanked her by giving another one of filmsy excuses of not able to come home.
When you were…………
So, if your mother is still around, never forget to love her more than ever.
Because you only have one Mother in your LIFETIME!
By: Anonymous.
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