Now that I am grown
I am old enough to understand
The logic that motivates a mother
I have realized
You loved me enough to ask me about
where I was going, with whom I was going
and what time I would get home
You loved me enough to insist 
I buy a bike I could afford 
using my own money
You loved me enough to be silent 
and let me discover my 
hand picked friend was a creep
You loved me enough to make me return
the candy bar with a bite taken out of it
to the store and say "I stole this"
You loved me enough to stand over me for two hours
while I cleaned my room 
that would have taken you fifteen minutes
You loved me enough to let me see anger, disappointment,
disgust, and tears in your eyes
You loved me enough to admit when you were wrong
and ask for my forgiveness
You loved me enough to 
let me stumble, fall, and hurt
You loved me enough to
let me assume responsiblity for my 
actions at 6, 10, and 16
But most of all you loved me enough to say no
even when I hated you for it
Even though it was the hardest part of all

~~~Rebecca A. Losoya~~~
~~~~~~~~7/30/99~~~~~~~~

Mom, this is for all those times you ever
wondered if you were getting through to me. 
Though many times all you said seemed to fall 
on deaf ears, and all your efforts seemed to
go unnoticed, I always felt how much you cared.
Most of all, I have to tell you thank you
for never giving up on me!


Made with Butterfly love!