When God Created Mothers 2

When God was creating mothers, he wanted them to be strong and capable. They needed to be able to handle everything from taking care of their children to dealing with their own emotions. The angel questioned whether it was possible for mothers to have six pairs of hands and three pairs of eyes, but the Lord assured her that it was necessary. The angel marveled at the mother's ability to endure and her capacity for love and understanding. The Lord explained that the tear in the mother's cheek was not a flaw, but rather a way for her to experience a range of emotions. The Lord emphasized that he didn't put the tear there, indicating that mothers are truly special beings. When God Created Mothers By Irma Bombeck When the good Lord was creating mothers, he was into his sixth day of overtime, when the angel appeared and said, You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one. And the Lord said, Have you read the specs on this order? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic, have a hundred and eighty movable parts, all replaceable, run on black coffee and leftovers, have a laugh that disappears when she stands up, and a kiss that can cure everything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair, and six pairs of hands. The angel shook her head slowly and said, Six pairs of hands? No way! It's not the hands that are causing me problems, said the Lord. It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have. That's on the standard model? asked the angel. The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, What are you kids doing in there? When she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn't, but what she has to know. And, of course, the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goops up and say, I understand, and I love you without so much as uttering a word. Lord, said the angel, touching his sleeve gently, come to bed tomorrow. I can't, said the Lord. I'm so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick, can feed a family of six on a pound of hamburger, and get a nine-year-old to stand under a shower. The angel circled the model of the mother very slowly and said, It's so soft, she sighed. But tough, said the Lord excitedly. You cannot imagine what this mother can endure. Can it think? Not only think, but it can reason and compromise, said the Creator. Suddenly the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek. There's a leak, she pronounced. I told you you were trying to put too much into this model. It's not a leak, said the Lord. It's a tear. What's it for? It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness, and pride. You're a genius, said the angel. The Lord looked somber. I didn't put it there.