tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18609857.post-1147623289705527892006-05-14T11:59:00.000-04:002006-05-14T12:14:49.726-04:00To everyone who has ever tried to have a child of her own and couldn't, and gave her mama love to the children around who didn't have enough...<br /><br />To everyone who had plenty of her own but spread her mama love out to include one more, and then another...<br /><br />To everyone who had one she couldn't care for, and called on all her mama love to let the child go to someone else...<br /><br />And to everyone who changed their ideas of mama love to take in the one who was let go...<br /><br />To everyone whose mama love means green kool-aid and Snickers bars, and to those whose mama love means organic lemonade and whole-wheat crisps...<br /><br />To everyone whose mama love means making sure the kids have lunch money when they get on the school bus, and to those whose mama love means scrimping and saving to pay for private school, and to those whose mama love means keeping them at home to learn...<br /><br />To everyone whose mama love means getting up with the baby every time she cries, and to those whose mama love means telling her partner 'It's your turn' before rolling back over for some much needed sleep...<br /><br />To everyone whose mama love means sharing the breast as long as the child needs it, and to those whose mama love means mixing formula and warming it to just the right temperature...<br /><br />To everyone whose mama love means buying sweet, matching outfits and making sure every hair is in place before they go out, and to those whose mama love means letting the child choose their own, and trying to smooth out that wild lock of hair with a handful of spit...<br /><br />To everyone whose mama love has kept them up all night, holding or helping or worrying...<br /><br />To everyone whose mama love has felt weak and left them doubting whether she was really good enough...<br /><br />To everyone whose mama love has gotten buried in anger, and later in regret...<br /><br />To everyone who has too much mama love and no one to give it to...<br /><br />To everyone who has ever felt mama love...<br /><br />Happy Mothers Day.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-9754613331895078"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "234x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel =""; google_color_border = "333333"; google_color_bg = "000000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "999999"; google_color_text = "CCCCCC"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698327981868775041noreply@blogger.com