第2章你一辈子的妈妈ThoseChildhoodDays(2)
&eenageYears
Whenyouwere13,shesuggestedahaircutthatwasbeing。Youthaelliaste。Whenyouwere14,shepaidforamonthawayatsummercamp。Youthankedherbyftowriteasier。Whenyouwere15,shewf。Youthankedherbyhavingyourbedroomdoorloyouwere16,shetaughtyouhowtodrivehercar。Youthaakingiteveryceyouyouwere17,sheeimportantcall。Youthankedherbybeingonthephoneallnight。Whenyouwere18,shecriedatyhschoolgraduation。Youthaayinguntildawn。
GrowingOldandGray
Whenyouwere19,shepaidyetuitioocampus,carriedys。Youthankedherbysayinggood-byeoutsidethedormsoyouwouldn’tbeembarrassedinfrontofyourfriends。Whenyouwere20,sheaskedwhetheryahankedherbysaying,“It’snoneofyourbusiness。”Whenyouwere21,shesuggestedcareersforyourfuture。Youthankedherbysaying,“Idon’twanttobelikeyou。”Whenyouwere22,shehuggedyegraduation。YouthankedherbyaskihershecouldpayforatriptoEurope。Whenyouwere23,shegaveyoufurnitureforyourfirstapartment。Youthaellingyourfriendsitere24,shemetyourfiandaskedaboutyourplaure。Youthankedherbyglaringandgrowling,“Muuhh-ther,please!”Whenyouwere25,shehelpedtopayf,andshedtoldyouhowdeeplyshelovedyou。Youthankedherbymovinghalfwayacrossthetry。
Whenyouwere30,shecalledwithsomeadvithebaby。Youthaellihingsaredifferentnoere40,sheindyouofarelative’sbirthday。Youthankedherbysayingyouwere“reallybusyrightnoere50,shefellillaotakecareofher。Youthankedherbyreadingabouttheburdesbeetotheir。Andthenolydied。Ahingyouneverdidcamegdowhunder。“Rockmebaby,rockmeallnightlong。”“Thehandwhorocksthecradle。。。mayrocktheworld。”
&akeamomeimejusttopaytributeandshoretothepersohoughsomemaynotsayitopeher。There’snosubstituteforher。Cherisheverysihoughattimesshemayoffriends,mayhoughts,sheisstillyourmother!!!Shewillbethereforyou。。。tolistentoyourws,yourfrustratioc。Askyourself。。。haveyouputasideenoughtimeforher,tolistentoher“blues”i,hertiredful,lovingandstillshowherduerespeayhaveadifferentviewfrone,onlyfohepastaswillbeleft。
Don’ttakefrahioyourheart。Lovehermorethanyouloveyourself。Lifeismeahouther。。。