By the time the
Lord made mothers, he was into his sixth day of working overtime. An angel
appeared & said, "Why are you spending so much time on this one?"
The Lord answered & said, 'Have you seen the spec sheet on her? She has to be
completely washable, but not plastic; have 200 moveable parts, all replaceable;
run on black coffee & leftovers; have a lap that can hold three children at one
time & that disappears when she stands up; have a kiss that can cure anything
from a scraped knee to a broken heart; & six pairs of hands.
The angel was astounded at the requirements for this one. "Six pairs of hands!
No way!" said the angel.
The Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are the problem, it's the three
pairs of eyes that mothers must have."
"And that's just on the standard model?" the angel asked.
The Lord nodded in agreement, "Yes, one pair of eyes are to see through the
closed door as she asks her children what they are doing, even though she
already knows. Another pair in the back of her head are to see what she needs to
know even though no one thinks she can and the third pair are here in the front
of her head. They are for looking at an errant child and saying that she
understands and loves him or her without even saying a single word."
The angel tried to stop the Lord, This is too much work for one day. Wait until
tomorrow to finish."
"But I can't," the Lord protested. "I am so close to finishing this
creation that is so close to my own heart. She already heals herself when she is
sick AND can feed a family of six on a pound of hamburger AND can get a nine
year old to stand in the shower."
The angel moved closer & touched the woman. "But you have made her so soft,
Lord."
"She is soft," the Lord agreed, "but I have also made her tough. You have no
idea what she can endure or accomplish."
"Will she be able to think?" asked the angel.
The Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to
reason & negotiate."
The angel then noticed something & reached out & touched the woman's cheek.
"Oops, it looks like you have a leak with this model. I told you that you were
trying to put too much into this one."
"That's not a leak," the Lord objected. That's a tear!"
What's a tear for?" the angel asked.
The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her
disappointment, her pain, her loneliness, her grief and her pride."
The angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord...You thought of everything.
WOMEN are truly amazing."
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