A TRIBUTE TO SINGLE MOMS
A message every adult should read because children are watching you
and doing as you do, not as you say.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you hang my first painting
on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I
learned that it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make my favorite cake
for me, and I learned that the little things can be the special
things in life.
When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer, and I
knew that there is a God I could always talk to, and I learned to
trust in Him.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make a meal and take it
to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help
take care of each other.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you take care of our house
and everyone in it, and I learned we have to take care of what we
are given.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw how you handled your
responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good, and I learned that
I would have to be responsible when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come from your eyes,
and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw that you cared, and I wanted
to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking I learned most of life's lessons
that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow
up.
When you thought I wasn't looking I looked at you and wanted to
say,'Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't
looking.
-Author Unknown
Monday, February 1, 2010
WHY GOD MADE MOMS
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2.. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring..
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.
What kind of a little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?
Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot
2.. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.
Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball..
2. Mom.. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What's the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long..
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair.. I'd diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2.. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring..
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.
What kind of a little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?
Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot
2.. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.
Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball..
2. Mom.. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What's the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long..
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair.. I'd diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
"to the Lil'"injun" boy" by Shamir Griffin, age 20
To that Lil' "injun" boy, who's heritage came from two races.
Whose true name left question marks on other black faces.
To that Lil' "injun" boy, Who hurt his knee learning Crow Hop,
Being told by others that he should listen to Hip Hop.
To that lil' "injun" boy who gave up pow wows because they
Were for "real indians", The kind his grandmother had been.
The Type that had Been painted "red" by the media.
To that Lil' "injun" boy Who was neither a noble warrior or
a savage, Whose "mestizo" blood swayed more in one direction
than the other.
To that "Black" boy who had never fit in with the "others" who
shared his history. To that lil "black" boy who spoke a language
that was not the one of his forefathers, And would serve as a constant
reminder of who he wasn't, Neither African or Indian.
Not white, but "white washed" Where the "proud" savage and the
"slave" unite.
To that Lil "black & Injun" boy who grew up like a weed, whose
mom fed his need. Who sat "indian style" all throught elementary
school, And wore baggy pants.Whose odd mixture of Two Great
Blood lines, lead to labels like "morocan,brazilian!?"
To That Lil "black & injun" boy who grew to be a man, neither a slave
or a Savage. That loves both "fried Bread" and "fried chicken" no longer
ignorant to his families displacement.
That is from the heart, I hope you understand me a little bit better, even
if it is just a Lil' bit.
Whose true name left question marks on other black faces.
To that Lil' "injun" boy, Who hurt his knee learning Crow Hop,
Being told by others that he should listen to Hip Hop.
To that lil' "injun" boy who gave up pow wows because they
Were for "real indians", The kind his grandmother had been.
The Type that had Been painted "red" by the media.
To that Lil' "injun" boy Who was neither a noble warrior or
a savage, Whose "mestizo" blood swayed more in one direction
than the other.
To that "Black" boy who had never fit in with the "others" who
shared his history. To that lil "black" boy who spoke a language
that was not the one of his forefathers, And would serve as a constant
reminder of who he wasn't, Neither African or Indian.
Not white, but "white washed" Where the "proud" savage and the
"slave" unite.
To that Lil "black & Injun" boy who grew up like a weed, whose
mom fed his need. Who sat "indian style" all throught elementary
school, And wore baggy pants.Whose odd mixture of Two Great
Blood lines, lead to labels like "morocan,brazilian!?"
To That Lil "black & injun" boy who grew to be a man, neither a slave
or a Savage. That loves both "fried Bread" and "fried chicken" no longer
ignorant to his families displacement.
That is from the heart, I hope you understand me a little bit better, even
if it is just a Lil' bit.
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