WHEN GOD MADE MOMS

By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into his sixth day of  working
overtime.  An Angel appeared and said,
"Why are you spending so much time on this one?"

The Lord answered, "Have you seen the spec sheet on her? She has to be
completely washable, but not plastic, have 200 movable parts, all
replaceable, run on black coffee and leftovers, have a lap that can hold
three children at one time and that disappears when she stands up, have
a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart, and
have 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 mother
must have!"

"And that's just on the standard model?" the Angel asked.  The Lord
nodded in agreement, "Yep, 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 is to see what she
needs to know even though no one thinks she can. And the third pair is
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 near finished with 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 and 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, and negotiate."

The Angel then noticed something and reached out and touched the woman's
cheek. "Oops, it looks like this model is leaking. 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 the 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.  Mothers are truly amazing!!"