For Mothers Day
This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in
their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid
saying, 'It's okay honey, Mommy's here.'
Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted.
For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes.
and mean it.
For all the mothers who read 'Goodnight, Moon' twice a night for a year. And then read it again, 'Just one more time.'
This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the words to reach them.
What makes a good mother anyway?


