For Mothers


When God Created Mothers
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When the good Lord was creating mothers, He was into his sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one." She has to be completely washable, but not plastic; Have 180 moveable parts, all replaceable; Run on black coffee and left overs; Have a lap that disappears when she stands up; A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair; and six pairs of hands; "That's on the standard model?" asked the angel. The Lord nodded. "One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, 'What are you kids doing in there?' when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn't but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and says, "I understand I love you' so much as uttering a word." "But tough!" said the Lord excitedly. "You cannot imagine what this mother can do or endure." "Can It think?" "Not only can it think, but it can reason and compromise." Said the creator. The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there." ---------Erma Bombeck
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