Mothers Are Special!

After many years of marriage, a wife wanted her husband to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. “I love you,” she said, “but this other woman loves you and would like to spend some quality time with you.”

The other woman was this man’s mother who had been a widow for 20 years.  The demands of the man’s work and family had left little time to visit his mother. Well, he called and made the date with his mother who was pleasantly surprised at the invitation.  “I would like to go out with you very much,” she replied.

That Friday after work, the man picked up his mother who was nervously waiting for his arrival.  She had curled her hair and was wearing her best dress.

They went to a restaurant which, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy.  After sitting down, he had to read the menu to her because she could only read large print.  Halfway through reading, the man noticed his mother staring at him.  “It was I who used to read the menu to you when you were small,” she said. “Then it’s time that you relax and let me return the favor,” he responded.

During dinner, the two talked about things in general and caught up on each other’s life.  They talked so much that they missed the movie.

After arriving at her house later, the mother said, “I’ll go out with you again but only if you let me invite you.”  The son agreed.

He told his wife how nice it was to spend quality time with his mother and thanked her for the suggestion.  A few days later, his mother died of a massive heart attack.  It happened so suddenly that he didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.

A short time later, he received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place they had dined.  The attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance.  I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife.  You will never know what that night meant to me.  I love you, son.”

At that moment, the son understood the importance of saying in time, “I love you,” and to give loved ones the time that they deserve.  Nothing in life is more important than your family.  Give them the time they deserve because these things can’t be put off until “some other time.”

Someone once said that it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you’ve had a baby…someone doesn’t know that once you’re a mother, “normal” is history.

Someone said that being a mother is boring…someone never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a learner’s permit!

Someone said that if you’re a “good” mother, your child will “turn out good”.…someone thinks that a child comes with directions and a guarantee!

Someone said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing questions in the books…someone never had a child stuff beans up his nose or in his ears!

Someone said that the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery…someone never watched her “baby” get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten OR on a plane headed for military “boot camp”!

Someone said a mother’s job is done when her last child leaves home…someone never had grandchildren!

Someone said that your mother knows you love her so you don’t need to tell her…someone isn’t a Mother! This isn’t just about being a mother; it’s about appreciating the people in your life while you have them!