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1. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and

bathed you. you thanked her by crying all the night.

2. When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.

You thanked her by running away when she called.

3. When you were 3 years old, she made all your

meals with love. You thanked her by tossing your

plate on the floor.

4. When you were 4 years old, she gave you some

crayons. You thanked her by coloring the dinning

roomtable.

5. When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for

the holidays. You thanked her by looping into the

nearest pile of mud.

6. When you were 6 years old, she walked you into

school. You thanked her by screaming, "I'M NOT GOING".

7. When you were 7 years old, she bought you a

baseball. You thanked her by throwing it through

henext-door-neighbor window.

8. When you were 8 years old, she handed you an

ice cream. You thanked her by dripping it all over

you lap.

9. When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano

lessons. You thanked her by never even bothering

to practice it.

10. When you were 10 years old, she drove you all

day,from soccer to gymnastic to one birthday party

after another. You thanked her by jumping out of

the car and never looking back.

11. When you were 11 years old, she took you and

your friends to the movies. You thanked her by

asking to sit in the different row.

12. When you were 12 years old, she warned you

not to watch certain TV shows. You thanked her by

waiting until she left the house.

13. When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that

was becoming. You thanked her by telling her she

had no taste.

14. When you were 14, she paid for a month away

at summer camp. You thanked her by forgetting to

write a single letter.

15. When you were 15, she came home from work,

looking for a hug. You thanked her by having your

bedroom door locked.

16. When you were 16, she taught you how to

drove her car. You thanked her by taking it every

chance you could.

17. When you were 17, she was expecting an

important call. You thanked her by being on the

phone all night.

18. When you were 18, she cried at your school

graduation. You thanked her by staying out

partyinguntil dawn.

19. When you were 19, she paid for your college

tuition, drove you to campus, carried your bags.

Youthanked her by saying good-bye outside the

dorm so youwouldn't be embarrassed in front of

you friends.

20. When you were 20, she asked whether you

wereseeing anyone. You thanked her by saying

"It's none ofyou business".

21. When you were 21, she suggested certain

careersfor your future. You thanked her by saying

"I don'twant to be like you".

22. When you were 22, she hugged you at your

college graduation. You thanked her by asking

whether she could pay for a trip to Europe.

23. When you were 23, she gave you furniture for

your first apartment. You thanked her by telling

your friend it was ugly.

24. When you were 24, she met your fiancé and

asked about your plans for the future. You thanked

her by glaring and growling, "Muuhh-ther, please!"

25. When you were 25, she helped to pay for your

wedding, and she cried and told how deeply she

lovedyou. You thanked her by moving halfway

across the country.

26. When you were 30, she called with some

advice onthe baby. You thanked by telling her,

"Things aredifferent now."

27. When you were 40, she called to remind you of

a relative's birthday. You thanked her by saying

you were "really busy right now."

28. When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you

to take care of her. You thanked her by reading

about theburden parents become to their children.

29. And then, one day, she quietly died. And

everything you never did, came crashing down like

thunder on your heart.

IF SHE' S STILL AROUND, NEVER

FORGET TO LOVE HER MORE

THAN EVER.
AND IF SHE' S NOT,REMEMBER

HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.