QUOTE : Dear Mommy<br />I’m doing really good,<br />I get all A’s in school<br />And I don’t cry at bedtime anymore,<br />Though my new mom said I could.<br />I remember how much you hate tears,<br />You slapped them out of me<br />To make me strong,<br />I think it worked.<br />I learned to use a microscope<br />And my hair grew two inches.<br />It’s pretty, just like yours.<br />I’m not allowed to clean the house,<br />Only my own room,<br />Isn’t that a funny rule?<br />You say kids are so much trouble<br />Getting born, they better pay it back.<br />I’m not supposed to take care<br />Of the other kids, only me, I sort of like it.<br />I still get the hole in my stomach<br />When I do something wrong,<br />I have a saying on my mirror<br />“Kids make mistakes, It’s OK,”<br />I read it every day,<br />Sometimes I even believe it.<br />I wonder if you ever think of me<br />Or if you’re glad the troublemaker’s gone,<br />I never want to see you again.<br />I love you, Mommy.