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
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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."
>