sumone emailed me dis. n in sum ways or others, heart wrenching n all, it's damn true.

wen u were 1 year old, she fed u and bathed u,
u thanked her by crying all night.
wen u were 2 years old, she taught u how to walk,
u thanked her by running away wen she called.
wen u were 3 years old, she made all ur meals wif love,
u thanked her by tossing ur plate on e floor.
wen u were 4 years old, she gave u some crayons,
you thanked her by coloring e dining room table.
wen u were 6 years old, she walked u to school,
u thanked her by screaming, "IM NOT GOING!"
wen u were 7 years old, she bought u a baseball,
u thanked her by throwing it into e neighbor's windows.
wen u were 8 years old, she bought u an ice-cream.
u thnaked her by dripping it all over ur lap.
wen u were 9 years old, she paid for ur piano lessons.
u thanked her by never even bothering to practice.
wen u were 10 years old, she drove u all e way for school to a birthday party.
u thanked her by jumping out of e car n never looking back.
wen u were 15, she came home from work looking for a hug.
u thanked her by having ur bedroom door locked.
wen u were 16, she taught u how to drive.
u thanked her by taking it every chance u could.
wen u were 17, she was expecting an important phone call.
u thanked her by being on e phone all night.
wen u were 18, she cried at ur high school graduation ceremony.
u thanked her by partying out all night.
wen u were 20, she asked if u were seeing anyone.
u thanked her by saying, "it's none of ur business."
wen u were 21, she suggested some career paths for u to take.
u thanked her by saying, "no thanks. i dun wana b lyk u."
wen u were 23, she gave u furniture for ur apartment.
u thanked her by saying it's ugly to ur friends.
wen u were 24, she met ur fiancee and asked about ur plans for e future.
u thanked her by glaring at her and saying, "mum! puh-lease!!!"
wen u were 25, she helped to pay for ur wedding n she cried n she told u how deeply she loved u,
u thanked her by moving halfway across e country.
wen u were 30, she called wif sum avise wif e baby.
u thanked her by saying, "things are different now."
wen u were 40, she called to remind u about a relative's birfday.
u thanked her by saying u were "really busy right now."
wen u were 50, she fell ill and needed u to take care of her.
u thanked her by reading the burden parents are to their children.
and den one day, she quietly died...
and dats wen u realized u never did anything for her before n regrets are juz too late.

ive always known im more to daddy's girl den my mummy's girl, coz sis is. but nonetheless, i noe she loves us all e same coz she only has 2 of us. her 2 growing princesses.

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