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Vol. 4, No. 1 • Fall 1999

A Note to Mama
by Diane Wolf

Today, as I was forced out of bed by two hungry cats, a train whistle, and my child staring at me, as to say, �How dare you lie there past sunrise?� I realized how great you are! I took my life for granted until I looked through the eyes of others less fortunate. I could never say thank you for all you have done for me, but I�m going to try.

Thank you for the years of girl scouts, cookie sales, and summers at camp. Thank you for washing and folding my clothes.

Thank you for making sure I always had clean dishes to eat off of. Thank you for preparing three great meals a day.

Thank you for remembering that I liked the crust trimmed off my sandwiches and I didn�t like mustard.

Thank you for bringing my thermos full of Kool-Aid to school (when I forgot it) because you knew how much I hated milk. Have I ever told you that you made the best Kool-Aid?

Thank you for taking me to every sleepover I was ever invited to.

Thank you for spray painting my dance shoes to match my costumes, year after year.

Thank you for letting me cry on your shoulder every time I �got dumped� and for telling me Mr. Right would come along some day. You were right, he did!

Thank you for trusting me when I wanted to go out with my friends, when I didn�t trust myself.

Thank you for giving me three great sisters to fight with, share clothes with, and learn from.

Thank you for staying in love with our daddy and keeping our family together.

Thank you for having a gentle voice when I needed it and a stern voice when I needed it.

Thank you for not buying me everything I ever wanted so I could appreciate what I had.

Thank you for family vacations and family portraits.

Thank you for teaching me about trust, forgiveness, honesty, secrets, laughter, and friendship.

I love you so much for all you have given me and I hope to pass on all these things so my children will know how much you loved me.

Love,
Your daughter,
Diane

 

Diane Wolf is a foster and adoptive parent. She lives in Wake County.

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