Her Secrets

1.  1.  You made [your mother] cry a lot.

2.  [Your mother] wanted that last piece of pie.

3.  [Motherhood] hurts.

4.  [Your mother] was always afraid.

5.  [Your mother] knows she’s not perfect.

6.  [Your mother] watched you as you slept.

7.  [Your mother] carried you a lot longer than nine months.

8.  It broke [your mother’s] heart every time you cried.

9.  [Your mother] put you first.[i]

10.     [Your mother] would do it all again.[ii]

“… [She] cared for you the way a mother cares for her children.”[iii]

Mom with me, Kim, and Jim (her kids) in 1981

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[i] The term “dirty little secret” refers to something shameful that should be hidden. In relation to a child, are these secrets or common knowledge?

[ii] Adapted from the article, “10 Things Your Mom Never Told You” from the Huff Post.

[iii] I Thessalonians 2:7, MSG