Dear Friends.... Just want to share it for all of you. This is a nice message. Ika ----- Original Message ----- From: "Millet Figueroa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Irma Sinisuka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Florence Avakame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 10:11 AM Subject: Fw: A Mother > > > A few months ago, when I was picking up the children at school, another > > > mother I knew well rushed up to me. Emily was fuming with indignation. > > > > > > "Do you know what you and I are?" she demanded. > > > > > > Before I could answer, and I didn't really have one handy, she blurted > out > > > the reason for her question. It seemed she had just returned from > renewing > > > her driver's license at the County Clerk's office. Asked by the woman > > > recorder to state her occupation, Emily had hesitated, uncertain how to > > > classify herself. > > > > > > "What I mean is," explained the recorder, "Do you have a job, or are you > > > just a .....?" > > > > > > "Of course I have a job," snapped Emily. "I'm a mother." > > > > > > "We don't list 'mother' as an occupation...'housewife' covers it," said > > the > > > recorder emphatically. > > > > > > I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same > > > situation, this time at our own Town Hall. > > > > > > The Clerk was obviously a career woman, poised, efficient, and possessed > > of > > > a high-sounding title like Official Interrogator or Town Registrar. > > > > > > "And what is your occupation?" she probed. > > > > > > What made me say it, I do not know. The words simply popped out. > > > > > > "I'm a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human > > > Relations." > > > > > > The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in midair, and looked up as > though > > > she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly, emphasizing the > most > > > significant words. Then I stared with wonder as my pompous > pronouncement > > > was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. > > > > > > "Might I ask," said the clerk with new interest, "just what you do in > your > > > field?" > > > > > > Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice, I heard myself reply, > "I > > > have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn't) in the > > > laboratory and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and > out). > > > I'm working for my Masters (the whole darned family) and already have > four > > > credits (all daughters)." > > > > > > "Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any > > > mother care to disagree?) and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more > like > > > it). But the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers > and > > > the rewards are in satisfaction rather than just money." > > > > > > There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she > > > completed the form, stood up, and personally ushered me to the door. > > > > > > As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous new career, I > was > > > greeted by my lab assistants - ages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear > > our > > > new experimental model (6 months) in the child-development program, > > testing > > > out a new vocal pattern. I felt triumphant! I had > > > scored a beat on bureaucracy! And I had gone on the official records as > > > someone more distinguished and indispensable to mankind than "just > another > > > mother." > > > > > > Motherhood...what a glorious career. Especially when there's a title on > > the > > > door. > > > > > > Send this to another Mother you know. Whether a stay at home Mom or a > > career > > > Mom, we should all carry this title. > > > > > > > > The Images of Mother: > > > > > 4 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mommy can do anything! > > > > > 8 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot! > > > > > 12 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mother doesn't really know quite everything. > > > > > 14 YEARS OF AGE ~ Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either. > > > > > 16 YEARS OF AGE ~ Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned. > > > > > 18 YEARS OF AGE ~ That old woman? She's way out of date! > > > > > 25 YEARS OF AGE ~ Well, she might know a little bit about it. > > > > > 35 YEARS OF AGE ~ Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion. > > > > > 45 YEARS OF AGE ~ Wonder what Mom would have thought about it? > > > > > 65 YEARS OF AGE ~ Wish I could talk it over with Mom. > > > > >> Rayakan ultah putra/i Anda dengan kue Teletubbies dll! Klik, >http://www.indokado.com/kueultah.html >> Info balita, http://www.balita-anda.indoglobal.com Etika berinternet, email ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stop berlangganan, e-mail ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
