A CHILD'S VIEW OF MUM. How do your children view you?  |
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 Is this what you thought about your mum when you were little?
Is it what your children thought of you?
I received this as an email and while I don't usually pass on such things I thought we could all do with a smile.
Here are the answers from children in Grade 2 to "Why God Made Mums"
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the sticky tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
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. Just like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What things are mothers made of?
1. Clouds and angel hair and everything nice - 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 & not some other mum?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mums like me.
What kind of little girl was your mum?
1. My mum has always been my mum 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 mum need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. His background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $100 a year? Does he say NO to drugs and YES to jobs?
Why did your mum marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mum eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mum didn't have her thinking cap on.
Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mum doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mum. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mum is, because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What's the difference between mums & dads?
1. Mums work at work and work at home while dads just go to work at work.
2. Mums know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but mums have all the real power.
4. Mums have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mum 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 mum perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your Mum, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. If she was smarter - then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. If she rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
I like that last one. My kids thought I had a pair of eyes in every room!
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1.  dawnald (9499) | 4 weeks ago |  Oh heavens, I don't know. I hope they think I'm sensible and funny and somebody that they can come to. Maybe I should ask them?:-)
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| cloudwatcher (3243) | 4 weeks ago | That would be interesting.
I'd like to see their responses. | |
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| dawnald (9499) | 4 weeks ago | I'll have Libby assign them to each write it down.:-) | |
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| cloudwatcher (3243) | 4 weeks ago | You are indeed fortunate to have such a good mum and a good relationship with her.
I believe that being a mother is the greatest privilege that can be experienced in this world. I didn't have a good mother but I hope I have been one to my children. | |
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| 3. nyhollyjean (318) | 4 weeks ago |  I think my children could certainly relate to some of these comments--even today! lol I'd like to think that they respected, but also liked me, then and now. I hope they know that I have always been and will always be their best cheerleader. I also had my children convinced that I had eyes in the back of my head--especially when they were in the car--as they didn't think about the rear view mirror. I used to actually push the hair up at the crown of my head with one hand and say--now, you might as well stop(whatever it was they were doing)because I can see exactly what it is! And they would get this panicked look on their faces and stop! lol
As for my own Mom, I idolized her as a child and tried to always do what she asked. My mother's opinion probably still matters the most to me, and if she does ask me to do something, I will do my best to accomplish it--as she seldom asks. But, over the years, I have often wished she had a different perspective of herself and realized that she didn't deserve to be treated by my father as she has always been. I wish she could have thought like the one child above: "Dads are taller, but Mums have have all the real power." If she had thought that all, how different my whole family would have been!
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| cloudwatcher (3243) | 4 weeks ago | Holly I know your children will always think of you with as much love as you have for your mum. You are the best thing that happened in their lives and I'm sure they know it.
I sometimes wonder how I would have grown up had I been in a different family. I greatly admired one family in particular a number of years ago and so wished that I had been part of it from birth. I know you understand when I say I'm thankful for the "family" I had and for everything that happened. If I had been in a loving family I wouldn't be the person I am and I wouldn't have the ministry I have.
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| nyhollyjean (318) | 4 weeks ago | I do understand, dear friend. I also think that we need to be grateful for whatever circumstances we've been given in life, as I know I would be a different person today, otherwise--and might not like myself nearly as well.
I feel I did the best I knew how when it came to raising my children. I think they know I tried my best, but made plenty of mistakes too. When I do, I own up to them.
My mother is a big part of why I was able to do it even somewhat successfully. I have great admiration for you as a mother, as you were not given a good example to go by, as far as mothering goes in your own family. That could not have been easy at all. I'm guessing that you chose to follow your heart and the teachings of the Bible and also chose to do the opposite of what you experienced. Sometimes we behave just as well, if not better, by not following our parents' example. | |
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| cloudwatcher (3243) | 4 weeks ago | My mother had 5 children. My eldest sister was brutal, as testified by all her children. My eldest brother was a cripple, a genius and a loner who never married, and was almost a stranger to me. My older brother never knew each other until I visited England when I was 44 and we became very close. He had a terrible earlier life but a turnaround when he married his second wife and became an English gentleman. My older sister came out here with us but married soon after arrival and was almost a stranger. We became very close a number of years ago. She is what I would call a perfect mother to her two girls. So we have the two extremes and a few between. I'm thankful three of us broke the chain.
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| nyhollyjean (318) | 4 weeks ago | I find it miraculous that any of you did! I pray that the chain of abuse in your family remains forever broken by those of you who had the ability and the inner strength to break it in the first place. | |
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| 4. gabs8513 (19280) | 3 weeks ago |  Lol well I think there are a few things there that my Children would have thought like that of me, specially the eyes in the back of my Head and the room being cleaned lol
I love this I think it is so cute and I always reading things on how Children think it is just so innocent but it is what they think lol
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| cloudwatcher (3243) | 3 weeks ago | I think most children think mums have eyes in the back of their heads, or in every room.
Don't you just love the way children hide their face and think that because they can't see you, you can't see them? Priceless! | |
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| gabs8513 (19280) | 3 weeks ago | Oh yes and as you know I have a little Dog like that to lol
Still not getting Notifications for you it is so strange | |
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| cloudwatcher (3243) | 3 weeks ago | Quite a few people have complained about not getting notifications.
Maybe if you try turning it off - and then turn it back on again a bit later. | |
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