A Mother's Charges

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and he handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his 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:	$ .50
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping:	$ .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

The mother looked at him for a long moment, then she picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'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.
Total owed:	No Charge.

When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you". And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL"

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