Why did God make Mothers?

I have been extremely fortunate to have both a loving mom and an equally dotting father all through my life.

I just cannot imagine what life would have been like for me without either one of them. This is not to say that they are perfect - like all fellow humans, they come with certain flaws.

During my growing up years and why - even now, there are still some aspects of them which I loathe so very much.

There were, of course, many occassions during which I prayed to God asking Him to change certain characteristics of my parents so that a particular situation or decision they were about to make, will eventually favour me.

But I must say that, today, as I look back, I'm glad my parents were difficult to deal with when it came to certain issues - yes, maybe at that particular moment in time I would have wished if only something could change them and their decade-old stubborness but then again, it is that very character in them that made them truly special.

Both my mom and dad are stubborn in their very own ways and will not budge from their stand even if the sun fails to rise...but that is them. It is their stubborness that ensured that they never fail to put me and my needs above their own, so that I get to taste the very best that they could afford to give me.

I got the following joke in my mail today and while some of it really made me laugh, towards the end of the mail, I cried softly to myself thanking God for having given me the best mom in the world.

Amma, I know you are not tech savvy at all, let alone to know what blogging is about but nevertheless, this piece is dedicated to you and your endless and unparralled love for me. I love you, amma.

Below are answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?

1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.

3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?

1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.

3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me.. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?

1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.

2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?

1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?

1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.

2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?

1. His last name.

2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?

3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?

1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.

2. She got too old to do anything else with him.

3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?

1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.

2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms and dads?

1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.

2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.

3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.

4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?

1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?

1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your Mom, what would it be?

1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.

2. I'd make my Mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.

3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

When you stop laughing, send it on to other mothers, aunts, grandmothers...and anyone else who has anything to do with kids or just needs a good laugh!