Subject: How Moms Were Made{Insp}
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun May 14 2000 - 21:21:51 EDT
"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 that disappears
when she stands up; have a kiss that can cure anything
from a scrape 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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