I found this today and was touched by the words...it happens all too often...be thankful you grew up knowing who your Mother was and all she did for you...

When you were born, your mother spent hours giving birth to you; you thanked her by crying every night in the middle of her sleep
When you were 4 your mother bought you ice- cream; you thanked her by dropping it all over the floor
When you were 6 your mother used to drive you to school; you thanked her by closing the car door and not even
looking back
When you were 10 your mother paid for music lessons; you thanked her for not even bothering to practice
When you were 12 your mother paid for summer campt; you thanked her by not even writing one single letter
When you were 13 your mother took you and your freinds to the movies; you thanked her by asking her to sit on a different row
When you were 15 your mother was waiting for an important phone call; you thanked her by being on the phone all day
When you were 17 your mother cried on your graduation day; you thanked her by partying out with your freinds all night; and not even phoning her to tell her that your okay
When you were 18 your mother carried all your bags and stuff to your college campus; you thanked her by telling her to go away as you was embarrassed in front of your friends
When you were 20 you got married and your mother cried of happiness on your wedding; you thanked her by moving half way across the country & not bothering to keep in touch
When you were 30 your mother was old and asked you to take care of her you thanked her by telling her that shes annoying and old people should stop being such a pressure on their children
Then suddenly one day your mother quitely died; and everthing that you didn't do came rushing back and hit you like a crash of thunder on your heart

Cherish and respect your mother while you have the chance...
You will come to Cry when she is Gone.

Remember: we only have one mom.

I have some family members who are now living with the burden of guilt for this exact kind of thing.

Mama to Ash Aiden & Evie