A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper and handed her a piece of paper. After she dried her hands she read...
Cutting the grass: $5.00
Cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
Going to the store for you: $0.50
Babysitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $0.25
Taking out the garbage: $1.00
Getting a good report card: $5.00
Raking the yard: $2.00
Total Owed: $14.75
His mother looked at him, and the boy could see memories flashing through her mind.
She picked up the pen, turned over the paper, and wrote.
For nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me: No Charge
For all the nights that I have sat up with you, doctored you, and prayed for you you:
No Charge
For all the trying times and all the tears you've caused me through the years, and for the worries
I knew were ahead: No Charge.
For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose: No Charge!
Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: NO CHARGE!
When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked
straight at her and said... Mom, I sure do love you. Then he took the pen, and in great big letters wrote:
PAID IN FULL!!
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