[blindkid] happy mother's day to all my friends

[Tina Egle]

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By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into his sixth day of working
overtime.

An Angel appeared and said "Why are you spending so much time on this one"?



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And the Lord answered and said, "Have you seen the spec sheet on her? She
has to be completely washable, but not plastic, have 200 movable parts,
all replaceable, run on black coffee and leftovers, have a lap that can
hold three children at one time and that disappears when she stands up,
have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart,
and have six pairs of hands."



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The Angel was astounded at the requirements for this one. "Six pairs of
hands! No Way!", said the Angel.

The Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are the problem. It's the
three pairs of eyes that mothers must have!"

"And that's just on the standard model?" the Angel asked.



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The Lord nodded in agreement, "Yep, one pair of eyes are to see through
the closed door as she asks her children what they are doing even though
she already knows. Another pair in the back of her head, are to see what
she needs to know even though no one thinks she can. And the third pair
are here in the front of her head. They are for looking at an errant child
and saying that she understands and loves him or her without even saying a
single word."



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The Angel tried to stop the Lord. "This is too much work for one day. Wait
until tomorrow to finish."

"But I can't!" The Lord protested, "I am so close to finishing this
creation that is so close to my own heart. She already heals herself when
she's sick AND can feed a family of six on a pound of hamburger and can
get a nine year old to stand in the shower. "



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The Angel moved closer and touched the woman, "But you have made her so
soft, Lord."

"She is soft," the Lord agreed, "but I have also made her tough. You have
no idea what she can endure or accomplish."

"Will she be able to think?", asked the Angel.



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The Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to
reason, and negotiate."

The Angel then noticed something and reached out and touched the woman's
cheek. "Oops, it looks like you have a leak with this model. I told you
that you were trying to put too much into this one."



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"That's not a leak." The Lord objected. "That's a tear!"

"What's the tear for?" the Angel asked.

The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her
disappointment, her pain, her loneliness, her grief, and her pride."

The Angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord. You thought of
everything; for mothers are truly amazing!"

~by Erma Bombeck~



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