Mum's Love

When you were 1 year old she fed you & 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 floor

When you were 4 years old she gave you some crayon
You thanked her by coloring the dining room table

When you were 5 years old she dressed you for the holidays
You thanked her by plopping into the nearest

When you were 6 years old she walked you to school
You thanked her by screaming "I am not going"

When you were 7 years old she bought you a baseball
You thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor's
window

When you were 8 years old she handed you an
ice-cream
You thanked her by dipping it all over your lap

When you were 9 years old she paid for your piano lessons
You thanked her by never even bothering to practice

When you were 10 years old she drove you all day, from soccer to
gymnastic to one birthday party to another
You thanked her by jumping out of car and never looking back

When you were 11 years old she took you and your friends to the
movies
You thanked her by asking to sit in a different row

When you 12 years old she warned not to watch certain TV shows
You thanked her by waiting until she left the house

When you were 13 she suggested a hair cut
You thanked her by telling her she had no taste

When you were 14 she paid for a month away in summer camp
You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter

When you were 15 she came home from work
looking for a hug
You thanked her by having your bedroom door locked

When you were 16 she taught you how to drive her car
You thanked her by taking it every chance you could

When you were 17 she expected an important 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 parting until dawn

When you were 19 she paid for your college tuition drove you to
campus carried
your bags
You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the dorm so you wouldn't
be
Embarrassed in front of your friends

When you were 20 she asked whether you were seeing anyone
You thanked her by saying "It is 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 Europe

When you were 23 she gave you furniture for your first apartment
You thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly

When you were 24 she met your fiancé and asked about your plans for
future
You thanked her by glaring & growling "Muuuuther Please"

When you were25 she helped to pay for your wedding and she cried and
told you how deeply she loved you
You thanked her by moving half way across the country

When you were 30 she called with some advice on baby
You thanked her by telling her "things are different now"

When you were 40 she called to remind you of a relative's birthday
You thanked her by saying you were "really busy right now"

When you were 50 she fell ill and needed you to take care of
her
You thanked her by reading about the burden parents become to their
children

And one day she quietly died and everything you never did come
crashing down like thunder on your heart.

IF SHE IS STILL AROUND, NEVER FORGET TO LOVE HER MORE THAN EVER
AND IF SHE IS NOT, REMEMBER HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND PASS IT ON.
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO LOVE THY MOTHER
BECAUSE YOU ONLY HAVE ONE MOTHER IN YOUR LIFE TIME.