My husband sent this to me. I don't know who the author is or who he got it from but it really lifted my spirits. Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN, CCE, CBE Birth and Breastfeeding Resources http://www.childbirth.org/bbfr Manhattan, KS USA [log in to unmask] *************************************************************************** Why Mothers Cry "Why are you crying?" he asked his mom. > "Because I'm a mother," she told him. > "I don't understand," he said. > His mom just hugged him and said, "You never will!" > Later the little boy asked his father why Mother seemed to cry for no > reason. > "All mothers cry for no reason," was all his dad could say. > The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why mothers cry. > So he finally put in a call to God and when God got on the phone the man > said, > "God, why do mothers cry so easily." > God said, "You see son, when I made mothers they had to be special. > I made their shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of > the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort. > I gave them an inner strength to endure childbirth > and the rejection that many times come from their children. > I gave them a hardiness that allows them to keep going > when everyone else gives up, and to take care of > their families through sickness and fatigue without complaining. > I gave them the sensitivity to love their children under all > circumstances, > even when their child has hurt them very badly. This same sensitivity > helps them to make a child's boo-boo feel better and helps them share > a teenager's anxieties and fears. > I gave them a tear to shed. It's theirs exclusively to use whenever > it's needed. It's their only weakness. > It's a tear for mankind." >