A Mother's Dedication

When you were 8 years old, your mom bought you an ice-cream
and you thanked her by dripping it all over...
When you were 9 years old, your mom paid for your tuition fee
and you thanked her by not even bothering...
When you were 10 years old, your mom took you from one place to another
and you thanked her by arguing with her about not getting enough freedom...
When you were 11 years old, your mom took your friends and you to the movies
and you thanked her by sitting 5 rows away...
When you were 12 years old, your mom warned you about certain shows
and you thanked her by watching it anyway...
When you were 13 years old, your mom suggested a stylish haircut
and you thanked her by going against her suggestion...
When you were 14 years old, your mom told you not to smoke
and you thanked her by hiding cigarettes behind her back...
When you were 15 years old, your mom came home tired from work lookin for a hug
and you thanked her by not even saying a word...
When you were 16 years old, your mom taught you to drive
and you thanked her by leaving with the car every chance you got...
When you were 17 years old, your mom got high-speed internet
and you thanked her by using it all day long, ignoring her even more...
When you were 18 years old, your mom cried at your graduation
and you thanked her by getting drunk in a party till dawn...
When you were 19 years old, your mom took the initiative to drive you to campus
an you thanked her by asking her to stop down the road to avoid embarassment in front of friends...
When you were 25 years old, your mom worked hard to pay for your grand wedding
and you thanked her by moving to another half of the world...
When you finally were 50 years old, your mom turns ill
and you thanked her after all these years by ranting on about what a burden parents have become to children...

And one day, after a life of a mother was dedicated to her child, she quietly passes on... And everything you never did came crashing down on you like thunder to the heart... Guilt drowns your very soul... and all that was once good and precious to you is not so good no more..........

So, before this tragedy further its way through my somewhat ungrateful life, this is my little way of thanking my mother... For all she has, is and will do for me, just in case I haven't been as grateful as I could have been...