I have the MOST wonderful mom! The older I get, the more I become like her and that’s a good thing for me!
“Honor your father and MOTHER, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12 (NIV)
Because
Those dreaded words
Our mothers said
When we were young and free.
With rolled eyes
I’d stomp my foot
When they were aimed at me.
That simple phrase
In a tone quite firm
Would end our childhood fun.
I never knew
Just what it meant
Except that we were done.
As I grew
I vowed one thing
That I would never do.
Repeat those words
My mother used
When I had children,too.
It didn’t take long
As a mother myself
For reality to set in.
The kids were wild
I was tired
You won’t believe what happened then.
To put an end
To their sibling rants
My hands went to my hips
I opened my mouth
And my mother’s words
Came easily from my lips.
The children stopped
And looked at me
Their eyes rolled to and fro.
I said it once more
In honor of mom
“Because… I said so!”