你来到人世，她抱你在怀。你报答她，哭得天昏地暗；你5岁时，节日里她给你盛妆打扮。你报答她，扑通一声摔进旁边的泥巴里；……你15岁时，她下班回到家，期望有人拥抱她。你报答她，把房门反锁不理她；……你25岁，她为你筹办婚礼，哭着说深深爱你。你报答她，安家离她千万里；……你50岁，她病倒需要你照顾。你报答她，抱怨父母成负担；……她永远的离你而去，你才发现，原来她是这个世界上最深爱你的人。她，就是那个被你称为"母亲"的人，就是那个你生命中谁也无法替代的人。
Those childhood days
When you came into the world, she held you in her arms.
You thanked her by weeping your eyes out.
When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you.
You thanked her by crying all night long.
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.
You thanked her by running away when she called.
When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love.
You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor.
When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons.
You thanked her by coloring the dining room table.
When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays.
You thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile of mud.
When you were 6 years old, she walked you to school.
You thanked her by screaming, "I'm not going!"
When you were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball.
You thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor's window.
When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice cream.
You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap.
When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano lessons.
You thanked her by never even bothering to practice.
When you were 10 years old, she drove you all day, from soccer to gymnastics to ne birthday party after another.
You thanked her by jumping out of the car and never looking back.
When you were 11 years old, she took you and your friends to the movies.
You thanked her by asking to sit in a different row.
When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to watch certain TV shows.
You thanked her by waiting until she left the house.
Those teenage years
When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that was becoming.
You thanked her by telling her she had no taste.
When you were 14, she paid for a month away at summer camp.
You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.
When you were 15, she came home from work, looking for a hug.
You thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.
When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her car.
You thanked her by taking it every chance you could.
When you were 17, she was expecting an
You thanked her by being on the phone all night.
When you were 18, she cried at your high school graduation.
You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.
When you were 19, she paid your college tuition, drove you to campus, carried your bags.
You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.
When you were 20, she asked whether you were seeing anyone.
You thanked her by saying, "It's none of your business."
When you were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future.
You thanked her by saying, "I don't want to be like you."
When you were 22, she hugged you at your college graduation.
You thanked her by asking whether she could pay for a trip to Europe.
When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your first apartment.
You thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly.
When you were 24, she met your fiance10 and asked
You thanked her by glaring and growling, "Muuhh-ther, please!"
When you were 25, she helped to pay for your wedding, and she cried and told you how deeply she loved you.
You thanked her by moving halfway across the country.
When you were 30, she called with some advice on the baby.
You thanked her by telling her, "Things are different now."
When you were 40, she called to remind you of a relative's birthday.
You thanked her by saying you were "really busy right now."
When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to take care of her.
You thanked her by reading
And then one day she quietly died.
And everything you never did came crashing down like thunder.
"Rock me baby, rock me all night long."
"The hand who rocks the cradle...may rock the world"
Let us take a moment of the time just to pay tribute and show appreciation to the person called mom though some may not say it openly to their mother. There's no substitute for her. Cherish every single moment. Though at times she may not be the best of friends, may not agree to our thoughts, she is still your mother!!! She will be there for you...to listen to your woes, your braggings, your frustrations, etc. Ask yourself...have you put aside enough time for her, to listen to her "blues" of working in the kitchen, her tiredness? Be tactful, loving and still show her due respect though you may have a different view from hers. Once gone, only fond memories of the past and also regrets will be left.
Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Love her more than you love yourself. Life is meaningless without her...
相关单词：tossing
tossing解释：v.（轻轻或漫不经心地）扔( toss的现在分词 )；（使）摇荡；摇匀；（为…）掷硬币决定
tossing例句：
Poor Joan has been tossing around all night with that fever. 可怜的琼因发烧而一整夜辗转不能入睡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The two boys agreed to decide the matter by tossing a coin. 这两个孩子同意用掷硬币的方法来决定这件事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
相关单词：tuition
tuition解释：n.（某一学科的）教学，讲授，指导，学费
tuition例句：
Students can apply for individual tuition.学生可以申请个别指导。
Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗？
相关单词：glaring
glaring解释：a.耀眼的，极度光亮的；显眼的，显著的
glaring例句：
At the examination he made several glaring blunders,and that did for him. 他在考试中出了几个大错，这下就完了。
The report contained some glaring errors. 报告中有些大错误。
相关单词：growling
growling解释：n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼
growling例句：
We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处有隆隆雷声。
The lay
相关单词：halfway
halfway解释：adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途
halfway例句：
We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。
相关单词：cradle
cradle解释：n.摇篮，策源地，支船架；vt.把...放在摇篮里
cradle例句：
The baby was rocked to sleep in a cradle.婴儿在摇篮里被摇得睡着了。
Tokyo was the cradle of Japanese culture.东京是日本文化的发源地。
相关单词：tribute
tribute解释：n.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物；贡品
tribute例句：
She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。
相关单词：appreciation
appreciation解释：n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨
appreciation例句：
I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
相关单词：cherish
cherish解释：vt.抱有，怀有（希望等），爱护，抚育，珍爱
cherish例句：
I cherish for you the liveliest feeling of affection and gratitude.我对你怀有最强烈的爱和感激之情。
We must cherish experience acquired at the cost of blood.我们必须珍惜用鲜血换来的经验。
相关单词：woes
woes解释：困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉
woes例句：
Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
She has cried the blues
相关单词：frustrations
frustrations解释：挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意
frustrations例句：
The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。
相关单词：blues
blues解释：n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐
blues例句：
She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。
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