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[Cindy_T]

Mean Moms & Grandmas

Someday when my children are old enough
to understand
the logic that motivates a parent,
I will tell them, as my Mean ole Mom told me:
I loved you enough . .
to ask where you were going,
with whom,
and what time you would be home.

I loved you enough
to be silent
and let you discover that your
new best friend was a creep.

I loved you enough
to stand over you for two hours
while you cleaned your room,
a job that should have taken 15 minutes.

I loved you enough
to let you see anger,
disappointment, and tears in my eyes.
Children must learn that their parents
aren't perfect.

I loved you enough
to let you assume the responsibility
for your actions even when the
penalties were so harsh
they almost broke my heart.

But most of all,
I loved you enough . . . to say
NO when I knew you would hate me for it.

Those were the most difficult battles of all.
I'm glad I won them,
because in the end
you won, too.

And someday when your children
are old enough to understand
the logic that motivates parents,
you will tell them.

Was your Mom mean?
I know mine was.
We had the meanest mother in the whole world!