While the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around this one." <BR>The Lord said, "Have you read the spec on this order?" <BR>She has to be completely washable, but not plastic <BR>Have 180 movable parts...all replaceable <BR>Run on black coffee and leftovers <BR>Have lap that disappears when she stands up <BR>Have a kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a broken heart <BR>And have six pairs of hands. <BR>The angle shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands.. not possible." <BR>"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord. "It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers need to have." <BR>"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel. <BR>The Lord nodded. "One pair that see 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 see 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 say, 'I understand and I love you' without so much as uttering a word. <BR>"Lord," said the angel, touching His sleeve gently, "Get some rest. You can continue this tomorrow...." <BR>"I can't," said the Lord, "I'm so close to creating something close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick...can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger...and can get a nine-year-old to stand under a shower." <BR>The angel circled the model of The Mother very slowly. "It's too soft," she sighed. <BR>"But incredibly tough," said the Lord. "You cannot imagine what a mother can do or what it must endure." <BR>"Can it think?" <BR>"Not only think, but it can reason and compromise," said the Creator. <BR>Finally, the angel bent over and ran her fingers across the mother's cheek. "I'm afraid there's a leak," she pronounced. "You're trying to put too much into this model. You can't ignore the stress factor." <BR>The Lord moved in for a closer look and gently lifted the drop of moisture to his finger where it glistened and sparkled in the light. "It's not a leak," He said. "It's a tear." <BR>"A tear?" asked the angel. "What's it for?" <BR>"The tear is for joy, sadness, disappointment, compassion, pain, loneliness, and pride." <BR>"Beautiful," the angel said. "You are a genius." <BR>The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there." <BR>

Jayhawk,<P>How beautiful! <P>Thank you for posting this! Now I gotta go get a tissue! <P>Mitzi <p>[This message has been edited by Mitzi (edited November 08, 2000).]

I thought it was beautiful as well. <P>I came across this today and thought it deserved to be shared, especially with all of the wonderful mom's on this site

Yes, is beautiful, have read it before, as my friends and I are so sappy about our kids.........................thanks for posting it

Thank you so much for sharing this!! It takes a guy with a tender heart to understand what it is a mom has to do in this life

Okay... you got MAJOR brownie points on this one!!!! <P>-Java

OK, other guys want to know how to get brownie points also,<P>what's the secret?<P>is it in the search engine?<P>monopolies always need to be broken up.<P>'fess up, <please>

WIFTT,<P>You want me to give out my secrets in public???<P>Well I don't know if the trick is the search engine or the topic?<P>I primarily use the engine from the <A HREF="http://www.iwon.com" TARGET=_blank>www.iwon.com</A> homepage. I had been using <A HREF="http://www.yahoo.com" TARGET=_blank>www.yahoo.com</A> but wasn't having much luck.<P>Good luck and happy searching <BR><p>[This message has been edited by Jayhawk 93 (edited November 08, 2000).]

Thanks Friend - this has been a blue/blah day. But kind of nice, in a lonely way. People have really left me alone. Only two other people in the office at any one time when there are often six. <P>This morning I was not feelin appreciated or respected and this helps. I really needed it. <P>- The blue princess Cinderella