Mean Mums....

Someday when my children are old enough to

understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will

tell them, as my Mean Mum told me:

I loved you enough........

to ask where you were going, with whom,

and what time you would be home.

I loved you enough

to be silent and let you discover that your new

best friend was a creep.

I loved you enough

to stand over you for two hours

while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes.

I loved you enough

to let you see anger,

disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must

learn that their parents aren't perfect.

I loved you enough

to let you assume the

responsibility for your actions even when the

penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.

But most of all,

I loved you enough . . .

to say , NO when I knew you would hate me for it.

Those were the most difficult battles of all.

I,m glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.

And someday when your children are old enough to

understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.