Wow, I didn’t know I was such a bitch
When you were 8 years old, your mom handedyou an ice cream. You thanked her by yelling at her andtelling her its the wrong kind.
When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano lessons. You thanked her by never evenbothering to practice.
When you were 10 years old she drove you all day, from soccer to football to one birthdayparty after another. You thanked her byjumping out of the car and never looking back.
When you were 11 years old, she took youand your friends to the movies. You thankedher by asking to sit in a different row.
When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to watch certain TV shows. You thankedher by waiting until she left the house.
When you were 13, she suggested a hair cut that was becoming. You thanked her by tellingher she had no taste.
When you were 14, she paid for a month away at summer camp. You thanked her by not writing a single letter.
When you were 15, she came home from work, looking for a hug. You thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.
When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her car. You thanked her by taking it everychance you could.
When you were 17, she was expecting an important call. You thanked her by beingon the phone all night.
When you were 18, she cried at your highschool graduation. You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.
When you were 19, she paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus carried yourbags. You thanked her by saying good-byeoutside the dorm so you wouldn’t be embarrassed in front of your friends.
When you were 25, she helped to pay foryour wedding, and she cried and told you howdeeply she loved you. You thanked her bymoving halfway across the country.
When you were 50, she fell andneeded you to take care of her. You thankedher by reading about the burden parentsbecome to their children.
And then, one day, she quietly died. Andeverything you never did came crashing down like thunder on YOUR HEART.
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