Some day when my children are
old enough to understand the logic that motivates a mother, I will tell
them:
I loved you enough to ask about where you were going, with whom and
what time you would get home.
I loved you enough
to insist that you buy a bike, that we could afford to give you, with
your own money.
I loved you enough
to make you return a Milky-Way— with a bite out of it—to the drug store
and to confess "I stole this."
I loved you enough
to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that
would have taken me 15 minutes.
I loved you enough
to let you see anger, disappointment, disgust and tears in my eyes.
I loved you enough
to admit I was wrong and ask for your forgiveness.
I loved you enough
to let you stumble, fall and hurt.
But most of all, I loved you enough to say NO when you hated me for
it. That was the hardest part of all.