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MOTHERS


When the Lord God created Mothers, He was into His sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."

And the Lord said, "Have you read the specifications on this order?" She has to be completely washable, but not plastic, have 180 moveable parts...all replaceable ...... run on black coffee and left overs ...... have a lap that disappears when she stands up .... a kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointing love affair .... and six pairs of hands."

The angel shook her head and said "Six pairs of hands - No way!"

"It's not the hands that are causing the problems," said the Lord, "It's the three pairs of eyes that Mother's have to have."

"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel. The Lord nodded, "One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, "What are you kids doing in there?" when she already knows. Another in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn't but what she has to know and, of course, the ones in front that can look at a child when he gets himself in trouble and say, "I understand and I love you" without so much as uttering a word."

"Lord," said the angel touching His sleeve gently, "go to bed, tomorrow is another..."

"I can't." said the Lord. "I'm so close now. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick, feeds a family of six on a half a kilo of mince and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower."

The angel circled the model of a Mother slowly. "It's too soft," she sighed.

"But tough", said the Lord excited. "You can't imagine what this Mother can endure."

"Can it think"

"Not only think, but it can reason and compromise," said the Creator.

Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger along the cheek. "There's a leak," she pronounced.

"It's not a leak." said the Lord. "It's a tear".

"What's it for?"

"It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride."

You're a genius," said the angel.

The Lord looked sombre. "I didn't put it there."