A little boy
came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper,
and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom
dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said:
For cutting
the grass: $5.00
For cleaning
up my room this week: $1.00
For going to
the store for you: $.50
Baby-sitting
my kid brother while you went shopping: $.25
Taking out the
garbage: $1.00
For getting a
good report card: $5.00
For cleaning
up and raking the yard: $2.00
Total owed:
$14.75
Well, his
mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories
flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd
written on, and this is what she wrote:
For the nine
months I carried you while you were growing inside me:
No Charge
For all the
nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you:
No Charge
For all the
trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years:
No Charge
For all the
nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead:
No Charge
For the toys,
food, clothes, and even wiping your nose:
No Charge
Son, when you
add it up, the cost of my love is:
No Charge.
When the boy
finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes,
and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love
you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote:
"PAID IN FULL".
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