Mother's Tears

A Mother's tears are special tears
They begin when you first hold the most precious gift from God and keep flowing as the years go by so quickly that soon you are watching your own daughter shed her own tears as a Mom.
As the children grow the tears flow from joy as they discover their way through the world. You laugh and cry in celebration as they take their first steps. A Mom will shed many tears in frustration as they hold their sick child that is crying in pain. The tears that flow as the laughter explodes when they say the silliest things and look at you with wonderment if what is wrong with you.
There will be the tears as they leave on the school bus for the first time. Standing there in the corner watching the big yellow bus take away your child to start the newest chapter of their life. Tears of pride as they stand on the stage playing their musical instrument off key and yet to your years sounding as if they playing like prodigy performing with a symphony.
As they get older there will be the tears that you share as they feel the heart ache of a broken heart. Hoping that the right words of comfort will ease their pain, promising that they will survive and love again.
Sharing the tears that you both shed as you tell them that the family is breaking apart and soon you will be living in a new home. Seeing the pain that overwhelms as they search for their own answers and try to comfort you that they understand with love and disappointment trying not to take over.
 Soon they are graduating from school and the tears flow as you stand there cheering on thinking that it was only yesterday that you were standing on that corner taking them to school for the first time. As they pack the boxes to leave the nest to start a life as the fine adults you have said so many prayers about, remembering the tears that you shed at night in frustration over their seemingly unwillingness to grow up and be responsible. Now you can only hide the tears and wish them well until they drive around the concert in their own car.
The tears change as the years continue to go by- they become tears of friendship. They have come to appreciate the sacrifices and joys that you had when they are young- determined to do you proud by having a child of their own. You find yourself reflecting on the smiles, the laughter, and the tears. Your heart swells as you head to the store for the box of Kleenex.
You enter the hospital room and smile as the tears flow down both of your cheeks as she presents her beautiful child.
Cry my dear daughter for the Mother's tears are the tears of new wonderful stage of life. A life of many experiences that can only be expressed by the bittersweet drops of salty water flowing down the cheeks.