"Because I'm a woman" she told him.
"I don't understand" he said.
His Mom just hugged him and said:
"And you never will, but that's ok."
Later, the little boy asked his father "Why does Mom
seem to cry for no reason?"
"All woman cry for no reason" was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, still
wondering why women cry. Finally, he put in a call
to God and when God got back to him, he asked:
"God, why do woman cry so easily?"
God answered: "When I made woman, I decided she had
to be special. I made her shoulders strong enough to
carry the weight of the world, yet I made her arms
gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her the inner strength to endure childbirth and
the rejection that many times will come even from her
own children.
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going
and take care of her family and friends, even when
everyone else gives up, through sickness and fatigue,
without complaining.
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under
any and all circumstances, even when her child has
hurt her badly.
She has the very special power to make a child's
boo-boo feel better and to quell a teenager's
anxieties and fears.
I gave her strength to care for her husband,
despite faults, and I fashioned her from his
rib to protect his heart.
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband
never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her
strengths and her resolve to stand beside him
unfalteringly.
For all of this hard work, I also gave her a tear
to shed. It is hers to use whenever needed, and
it is her only weakness. When you see her cry,
tell her how much you love her and all she does
for everyone.
Even though she may still cry, you will have made
her heart feel good."
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