Moms are the bomb

Why are moms so great? Because they love unconditionally. Case in point:

When I was a kid, I was a huge fan of the Calvin and Hobbes comic. For Mother's Day one year, I gave my mom a card with a poem that Calvin had written for his mom. It went something like this:

"I was going to buy you

a card with hearts of pink and red,

but then I thought I'd rather spend

the money on me instead.

It's awfully hard to buy things
when one's allowance is so small,
so I guess you're pretty lucky
I got you anything at all.  

Happy Mother's Day to you.
There I said it. Now, I'm done.
So, how 'bout getting out of bed,
and cooking breakfast for your son?"

Let's just say that my mom did not find it as funny as my nine-year old brain thought she would. She didn't say much, but the look on her face made me feel so bad that I made her a new card that very morning.  Thankfully, my mom also loves unconditionally!

Since that snafu, I've learned my lesson about plagirizing other people's tributes and poems. When I read this one, though, I must say that I was tempted:

Thanks, Mom, for leaving me in that grocery store aisle

- Colin