By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into his
sixth day of working overtime. An Angel appeared
and said "Why are you spending so much time on
this one?"

The Lord answered and said, "Have you seen the
spec sheet on her?  She has to be completely
washable, but not plastic, have 200 movable parts,
all replaceable, run on black coffee and leftovers,
have a lap that can hold three children at one time
and that disappears when she stands up, have a
kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to
a broken heart, and have six pairs of hands."

The Angel was astounded at the requirements for
this one.  "Six pairs of hands! No way!?" said the
Angel.

The Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are
the problem. It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers
have! "

"And that's just the standard model?" the Angel asked.

The Lord nodded in agreement, "Yes, one pair of
eyes are to see through the closed door as she asks
her children what they are doing even though she
already knows. Another pair in the back of her head
are to see what she needs to know even though
no one thinks she can. And the third pair are here
in front of her head. They are for looking at an
errant child and saying that she understands and
loves him or her, without even saying a single word."

The Angel tried to stop the Lord. "This is too much
work for one day. Wait until tomorrow to finish."

"But I can't!" The Lord protested, "I am so close to
finishing this creation that is so close to my own
heart. She already heals herself when she is sick
AND can feed a family of six on a pound of
hamburger and can get a nine year old to stand in
the shower."

The Angel moved closer and touched the woman,
"But you have made her so soft, Lord."

"She is soft ", the Lord agreed, "but I have also
made her tough. You have no idea what she can
endure or accomplish."

"Will she be able to think?", asked the Angel.

The Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to
think, she will be able to reason and negotiate!"

The Angel then noticed something and reached
out and touched the woman's cheek. "Ooops, it
looks like you have a leak with this model. I told
you that you were trying to put too much into
this one."

"That's  not a leak!" The Lord objected. "That's a
tear."

"What's the tear for?" the Angel asked.

The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing
her joy, her sorrow, her disappointment, her
pain, her lonliness, her grief, and her pride."

The Angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord.
You thought of everything. For MOTHERS are truly
amazing!"

~Author Unknown~