A MOTHER'S LOVE

A little girl came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After her Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said:

For cutting the grass: $5.00

For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00

For going to the store for you: $0.50 

Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $0.25 

Taking out the garbage: $1.00 

For getting a good report card: $5.00 

For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00 

Total owed: $14.75

Well, her mother looked at her standing there, and the girl could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper she'd written on, and this is what she wrote:

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me:
No Charge

For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you:
No Charge

For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years:
No Charge

For all the nights that were filled with dread, 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 girl finished reading what her mother had written, there were big tears in her eyes, and she looked straight at her mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then she took the pen and in great big letters she wrote: "PAID IN FULL".