AND GOD CREATED MOTHERS
When the good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of overtime, when an angel appeared and said: "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one".
And the Lord said: "Have you the specification on this order? She has to be completely washable, but not the plastic ... have 180 movable parts, all replaceable ... run on black coffee and leftovers ... have a lap that disappears when she stands up ... a kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to disappointed love affairs, and six pairs of eyes."
“That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.
The Lord nodded, "One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, "What are the children doing in there?", when she already knows. Another in the back of her head, that sees what she has to know. And of course, the one in front that can look at a child, when he gets himself into trouble and say "I understand and love you" without "so much as muttering a word.
"Lord", said the angel touching his sleeve gently, "Go to bed. Tomorrow is another ..."
"I can’t", said the Lord. "I'm so close now. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick, can feed a family of six on one pound of mince and get a nine year old to have a bath."
The angel circled the model of the mother very slowly. "It's too soft” she sighed.
"But tough" said the Lord excitedly, "You cannot imagine what this mother can do or endure".
"Can it think?"
"Not only think, but it can reason and compromise", said the Lord.
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her fingers across the cheek.
"There's a leak," said the angel.
"It's a tear".
"What is it for?"
"It's for joy, sadness, disappointments, pain, loneliness, and pride"
"You are a genius", said the angel
The Lord looked sombre. "I DIDN’T PUT IT THERE."
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