A
little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was preparing
dinner and handed her over a piece of paper that he had been writing on.
After
his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said:
For
cutting the grass: 35/-
For
cleaning up my room this week: 25/-
For
going to the store for you: 10/-
Baby-sitting
my kid brother while you went shopping: 10/-
Taking
out the garbage: 35/-
For
getting a good report card: 25/-
For
cleaning up and raking the yard: 10/-
Total
owed: 150/-
Well,
his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories
flashing through her mind.
She
picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she
wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing
inside me:
No Charge
For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and
prayed for you:
No Charge
For all the trying times, and all the tears that you’ve
caused through the years:
No Charge
For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the
worries I knew were ahead:
No Charge
For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose:
No Charge
Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is:
No Charge.
When
the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in
his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, Mom, I sure do love
you.
And
then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: PAID IN FULL
