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Dear Mom,
Once I was your little girl, 9 V- G* Z/ H) D0 YAnd how you cared for me. J0 H( n$ P4 y, [! A8 j: W
You gave me love and tenderness, 1 k0 `0 X+ x$ T$ j$ Fand taught me who to be.
You watched me grow and learn- h, r% g! G3 C! |: ~6 H8 ?8 i
And caught me when I fell. 7 E4 o0 Q5 N$ n4 m( b% o/ A+ n1 qEncouraged me to do my best$ q4 o; a. K* {2 b- s4 T% p5 u0 Z* h
Proud, even when I didn’t do well.
And now that I’m a woman ' m! j* X0 H7 l# [You still are there for me. 6 E2 f9 i9 c1 |# w! T4 TSupporting me in all I do, H t& w* Z& V9 |5 i# \& c
Yet allowing me to be free.
The love I have for you,2 ]6 K1 j9 G- O) t! n( r! {
No words could ever say. 8 j$ S' i, o4 t% _6 w8 }: }You’ve made me everything I am . w( y% B9 ^3 V8 c. T, PAnd I am thankful every day./ q" r, c" o8 }
But You Didn't, }+ w/ J6 z: T4 N
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Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it? 0 D. d6 P: k6 E9 h& Z2 }3 D
I thought you'd kill me, but you didn't. . K" \9 A9 p: ]' S) C ! S1 b9 Y$ h' d2 aAnd remember the time I dragged you to the beach, and you said it would rain, and it did? 4 i- N( W2 g! c2 q0 k+ g0 b
I thought you'd say, 'I told you so.' But you didn't. - C! t2 T5 i0 Z. W$ Y. V5 i6 Q: x3 y# u* k0 @4 Z& n3 ~
Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous, and you were? , h( D: z2 U) | B1 L
I thought you'd leave, but you didn't. " h, b3 B' N" Y1 ^; F7 b
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Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug? : n) U. n% s3 U3 Q# c- w/ }
I thought you'd hit me, but you didn't. . ~! J( N: \: _5 s
) W; J) E0 ]% ]And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans? 5 z2 b( _( g( M0 ^* Z
I thought you'd drop me, but you didn't. 2 ` ?) r) c; u9 E+ Z3 c( {* T 7 j, D6 @+ B# z$ c" n3 b! wYes, there were lots of things you didn't do. u, Z v) n$ C( E/ l, w3 V8 K
But you put up with me, and loved me, and protected me. - g4 }0 E0 E# r- h2 |* o$ u, p/ b, U* b, B
There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Vietnam. o/ q) a4 _" o; m" a. m/ G( v) }5 Z! b. ]# q& d
But you didn't.
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