Hi , I found this on another List and thought you would enjoy it. > Subject: mothers Somebody said a mother is an unskilled laborer . . . somebody never gave >a > >squirmy infant a bath. > > > >Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've > >had a baby . . . somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, >"normal" > >is history. > > > >Somebody said a mother's job consists of wiping noses and changing >diapers > >... somebody doesn't know that a child is much more than the shell he >lives > >in. > > > >Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct . . . somebody >never > >took a three-year-old shopping. > > > >Somebody said being a mother is boring . . . somebody never rode in a car > >driven by a teenager with a driver's permit. > > > >Somebody said teachers, psychologists and pediatricians know more about > >children than their mothers . . . somebody hasn't invested her heart in > >another human being. > > > >Somebody said if you're a "good" mother, your child will "turn out" . . > >.somebody thinks a child is like a bag of plaster of Paris that comes >with > >directions, a mold and a guarantee. > > > >Somebody said being a mother is what you do in your spare time . . > >.somebody > >doesn't know that when you're a mother, you're a mother ALL the time. > > > >Somebody said "good" mothers never raise their voices . . . somebody >never > >came out the back door just in time to see her child wind up and hit a >golf > >ball through the neighbor's kitchen window. > > > >Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother . . . somebody > >never helped a fourth grader with his math. > > > >Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you love the >first > >..somebody doesn't have five children. > > > >Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child- rearing > >questions in the books . . .somebody never had a child stuff beans up his > >nose. > > > >Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery . >. > >. > >somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the first day of > >kindergarten. > > > >Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand > >tied > >behind her back. . . somebody never organized seven giggling Brownies to > >sell cookies. > > > >Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married . . >. > >somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to >a > >mother's heartstrings. > > > >Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home . . >. > >somebody never had grandchildren. > > > >Somebody said being a mother is a side dish on the plate of life . . . > >somebody doesn't know what fills you up. > > > >Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell > >her > >. . . somebody isn't a mother. > > > >Pass this along to all the "mothers" in your life!!!