Kids . . . they come into this world crying, “Mommy, hold me!”  “Mommy, feed me!”  “Mommy, change me!”  “Mommy, I need your attention and without it I may die!!!!”  And mommy gives up her whole life and her children become her entire world.

And then they grow up . . .

And they say, “Mom, I’m going half way around the world and you won’t hear from me because I have more important things to do then to make sure you know I’m all right.”

And moms are left saying, “Child, call me!”  “Child, I need your attention and without it may die!!!!”

And child says, “Oh, mom.  You need to get your own life.”

http://www.theresadodaro.com   Author of The Tin Box Trilogy