Diary of 1 » family http://www.diaryof1.com Seeking Wisdom, Washing Dishes Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:49:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en When Your 6-year-old Makes You Cry http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/04/17/when-your-6-year-old-makes-you-cry/ http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/04/17/when-your-6-year-old-makes-you-cry/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:12:13 +0000 Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/04/17/when-your-6-year-old-makes-you-cry/ She tried to hide the card under my pillow last night, but Dad shooed her off to bed, not knowing her mission. This morning she was grumpy-sad because her big brother had taken the card from its safe-keeping under her own pillow and placed it in what he thought was a safer location. But all she knew was that it was gone.

What the child went through to get a special card for her mom. She bought it with her own money, all the money she had, having no occasion but love, taking great pains to make it a surprise, and made me cry.

I mostly cried because the card read, in pretty Hallmark lettering, “You’re Never Too Busy to Be a Wonderful Mom.” And even more precious was her own lettering inside, “Best Mom.” But I am too busy. I get short-tempered and forget to speak gently. I don’t deserve such a showering of affection. I was tenderly aware that I cannot take advantage of a child’s unconditional love for a parent. Yes, she would love me, and does love me, despite my many failings.

There is such hope in the knowledge that love covers a multitude of sins, and my little girl so encouraged me to live up to her childlike love, and to possess that kind of love myself. I am the luckiest mom around to have a 6-year-old make me cry.

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