"Mothers
are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they
are their own." - Aristotle
A
mother made an appointment with her child's pediatrician. She complained that
her son had eaten dirt on several occasions. To the doctor, she said,
"I've always heard that if a child eats dirt, there is some deficiency. Do
you think his dirt-eating indicates a lack of something?" The doctor
replied, "Yes—very definitely; a lack of supervision!"
A
little boy who had heard from his mother that it was God who made people good,
replied, "Yes, I know it is God, but mothers help a lot."
It
is a great compliment to a woman to have a great son. I remember an incident
that took place at a certain village, which impressed this upon my mind as
nothing else could. A young man was to graduate who stood at the head of his
class, and received many honours. He was of humble parentage. It had cost quite
a good deal of struggle and sacrifice on the part of his parents to keep him at
school. When he delivered his graduating speech, his old mother, with her
sunbonnet on, sat just in front of him. No sooner had he finished speaking, and
received his medal, than he stepped down off the platform, went and placed his
arms around his mother's neck, and pinned his medal on her dress. Someone said
to her, as they went out of the hall: "I know you are proud of your
boy." "Ah, yes," said the young man, "but not half so proud
as he is of his mother!"
Back in the day in Africa, our mama's first priority was their family. No mama
was so busy pursuing money that they could not invest time in the development
of their kids. Why aren't mothers of today just as committed?
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