A heartfelt "I love you" or "You made me the person I am today" can certainly brighten a parent's day. I imagine, however, that my mother must get a heck of a lot of satisfaction when I call her and the first thing out of my mouth is, "How in the HELL did you do this with five children, Mom?!?! I can hardly deal with three! They're driving me frickin' nuts! They won't stop fighting with each other, they never pick up after themselves, and all they'll eat are pancakes and goldfish crackers! I haven't had a good nights sleep in 9 years! And come to think of it, speaking of the bedroom, how the hell did you manage to conceive five children anyhow?! I'm asleep before I even hit the freakin' pillow! Blah, blah, blah, blah."Mom's not the vindictive sort but considering some of the stress I caused in her life I do imagine she enjoys hearing that outta me...just a wee bit.
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