~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ Real Mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it. ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox. ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids. ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ Real Mothers know that dried playdough doesn't come out of shag carpet. ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ Real Mothers don't want to know what the vacuum just sucked up. ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ Real Mothers sometimes ask "why me?" and get their answer when a little voice says, "because I love you best." ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ ~¤~ § ~¤~ Real Mothers know that a child's growth is not measured by height or years or grade. . . It is marked by the progression of Mama to Mommy to Mother. |