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After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. I`9_
She said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would Love to spend some time with you.'j\}CgQ
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my Mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, ~:
but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.]zXN
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That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. @hE
'What's wrong, are you well,' she asked? "Hmu
My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call !/!#p+
or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.%d
'I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,' I responded 'just the two of us.' R
She thought about it for a moment, and then said, 'I would like that very much.'mK=)
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That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. +im7~Y
When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. qp}>^T
She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and S
was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.V
She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. 0Br&|
'I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed,' she said, \S=ylD
as she got into the car. 'They can't wait to hear about our meeting.'m
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We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. t2
My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. Od[%
After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. / )yK
Half-way through the entrees, I lifted my eyes and saw Mother sitting there staring at me. bi
A nostalgic smile was on her lips.D7Bd
'It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,' she said. #=^rY=
'Then it's time that you relaxand let me return the favor,' I responded. Ax^Yqo
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During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing extraordinary 9FVBp
but catching up on recent events of each other's life. |M
We talked so much that we missed the movie. v$NB 8
As we arrived at her house later, she said,'I'll go out with you again, bT}
but only if you let me invite you.' I agreed.0R
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'How was your dinner date?' asked my wife when I got home. hxA
'Very nice, much more so than I could have imagined,' I answered.I!
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A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. +
It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. z
Sometime later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place Mother and I had dined.3&s5@
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An attached note said: 'I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; j}$
but, nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. "
You will never know what that night meant for me. 'I love you, son.' R`
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'I love YOU' tN
and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. /Z-GV
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Nothing in life is more important than your family. ZB95D4
Give them the time they deserve,Pp1
because these things cannot be put off till some 'other' time.d
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Somebody said it takes about 6 weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby.b|g
......somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, 'normal' is history. !zo$P
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Somebody said you can't love the second child as much as you love the first.?C+
......somebody doesn't have 2 or more children.7 E;=o
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Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery.=lJ{R
......somebody never watched her 'baby'get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten...~"]
or on a plane headed for military 'boot camp.'My]Q
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Somebody said a Mother can stop worrying after her child gets married.2k=c
......somebody doesn't know that marriageadds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heatstrings.c%7wI~
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Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home.&4Z
......somebody never had grandchilden.)
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Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her.|sf0
......somebody isn't a mother._X_^9L
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To all the great "mothers' in our lives and to everyone who ever had a mother./hhRmn
This isn't just about being a mother;(W
it's about appreciating the people in your lives while you have them...no matter who that person is..
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.}Je
Watch your words, they become actions."b!
Watch your actions, they become habits.m
Watch your habits, they become character.i3tY9
Watch your character, for it becomes...Xv
your destiny.6F@84
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."nsGs[|
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"Love is giving someone the power to destroy you but trusting them not to."k#
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