How
moms were made
By
the time the Lord made mothers,
he was into the sixth day
working overtime. An Angel
appeared and said... "Why
are you spending so much time
on this one?" And the
Lord answered and said...
"Have you read 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 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."
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 on the standard model?"
the Angel asked.
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."
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 is
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."
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. 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."
"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 this one.
You even created the tear!"
The Lord looked at the Angel
and smiled and said... "I'm
afraid you are wrong again,
my friend. I created the woman,
but she created the tear!"
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