Letter from Mother to Her Children:
My dear children, the day you see I am getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what Iām going through.
If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, donāt interrupt to say: āYou said that same thing a minute agoā ā¦Just listen, please.
Try to remember the times when you were little, and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep.
When I donāt want to take a bath, donāt be mad and donāt embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a bath when you were a child?
When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn, and donāt look at me that wayā¦remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things, like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair, and dealing with lifeās issues every dayā¦
The day you see Iām getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what Iām going through.
If I occasionally lose track of what weāre talking about, give me the time to remember, and if I canāt, donāt be nervous, impatient, or arrogant. Just know in your heart that the most important thing for me is to be with you.
And when my old, tired legs donāt let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way that I offered mine to you when you first walked.
When those days come, donāt feel sadā¦just be with me, and understand me while I get to the end of my life with love.
Iāll cherish and thank you for the gift of time and joy we shared.
With a big smile and the huge love Iāve always had for you, I just want to say, I love youā¦my darling children.
Author Unknown
Thank you for sharing so others (like me) can share with our children words that they can hold on to when we are gone.