Mom does not work

"Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed." She went to the kitchen to keep things ready for the next morning's breakfast, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table. She then put some of the soiled clothes in a bucket of water to be washed in the morning; picked up... the newspapers strewn on the floor, put the telephone book back into the drawer, emptied the waste basket and hung up the towel to dry. She yawned, stretched, and headed for the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note on what has to be purchased at the grocery store, and put it in her purse, and as she was about to get herself into the night clothes, Dad called,"I thought you were in bed already!" "I am on my way," Mom said. She then put some water in the dog's dish, put the cat outside, made sure the doors were locked. She looked in on each of the kids and turned out a bedside lamp, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks in the hamper, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework. She then set the alarm, laid out clothing for the next day for the children, straightened up the shoe rack, said "Thank you" to the Lord, before going into bed. About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular, "I'm going to bed," ....And he did! Very often in our lives, we have a tendency to TAKE FOR GRANTED all that our Mothers do for us. Ask a student appearing for an interview for a professional course, "What does your Father and Mother do?" Quick comes the reply, "My Dad is an engineer. Mom does not work!" We hardly realize that Mom in fact works more than Dad! The hours of work she puts in during the day will certainly be more than the hours of work Dad puts in, and yet "Mom does not work!" After we have read this, let us go to our Mom and say, "THANK YOU MOM!" and give her a warm hug! She deserves more, mind you! ~by Bishop Percival Fernandez