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I want to share with you a letter that I wrote especially to my mom. It was not her birthday, or Mother's Day, it was a Just Because day.

Dear Mom,

I never realized until I had my own child how difficult being a mother is. Now I wish I would have helped you more with the chores around our home. I wish I would have known the exhaustion that a mother feels at the end of each day. You never stopped loving me and you never ever left me even though at times you probably felt like it.

I always had a new pair of sneakers at the beginning of each school year, and you would wear the same pair of sneakers for 5 or more years. You always put me first and yourself second. There are so many things you did without a second thought. You took care of me when I was sick, even though you were sick, too. You went nights without sleep from worrying. You made sure that every morning I was up and off to school. There are so many more things that I could list, but I would never be able to remember them all.

I took up most of your time, leaving you with no time for yourself. You put aside your hobbies, and you barely took the time out to have a coffee with your friends.

What a sacrifice you made to raise me. Thank you, Mom, so much, for every second of the day that you cared and guided me to be who I am today.

Now I am a mother, and I now know exactly how you felt. I understand the exhaustion, the worries, sacrifices and I understand something else that I never did before, the love that a mother has for her children is the most powerful, protective, caring, emotional, sacrificing love that will ever exist on this earth.

I have to say it again, Mom. Thank you with all my heart, and I want to tell you that I love you so very, very much and that I am so proud to tell people that you are my mother.

I hope that I can do a great job being a mom just like you are and have been to me.

Love, your daughter,

Kathy

If anyone wants to copy this letter and use it as your letter to your mother you are welcome to. Some people have a hard time expressing their feelings on paper or verbally, maybe this will help you get started.


	Kathleen Evelyn Somers Walsh is from New Brunswick Canada. Born on July 24th, 1965 in the small town of Miramichi. Graduated high school, then furthered her education by getting a trade in "Silviculture" Worked 19 years for a Pulp and Paper Company, operating cranes and working in and around a papermachine that produces LWC. (Light Weight Coated paper) The mill has recently gone into closure in August of 2007,she now is enjoying staying at home with her two small boys Benjamen and Philip. Kathy enjoys the outdoors, oil painting, watercoloring, crafts, walking, canoeing, writing and working on her personal website. She has just started writing articles and submitting them in the past few months and really enjoys it. And she appreciates any comments to help her become a better writer, constructive criticism is always welcomed.

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» left by Dianne Lehmann ^(5,189)
Dianne Lehmann (1 year 109 days ago.)

Hi Kathy. That was beautiful and brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.

Dianne

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 109 days ago.)
Oh Dianne....thank you so much !! It is so how I feel.....now that I know what it is to be a mom, I just didn't get it until I had my own.....thank you so much for the powerful comment, now I am going to cry.....

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» left by Wendy Jardine (1 year 109 days ago.)
Hey Kathy...just let me say how proud I am of you for sharing those LOVING words and comments about your Mother...it takes alot of courage and you done it BEAUTIFULLY!!!...your children will be writing the same about you...keep up the GREAT work!!! :)

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 108 days ago.)
Thanks Wendy, I hope that my boys will write the same or think the same as I do.....

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» left by Tracy from New Brunswick (1 year 109 days ago.)
Lovely, Kathy !! Words can't express how important a mom is, but you've hit it right on the mark ! Your mom must have been so proud to get that letter !

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 108 days ago.)
Mom loved it, and I was very happy about that....and mom's are very IMPORTANT.....I am so lucky I still have her, even though at times we don't see eye to eye, but it's never anything major. I love to tell people that I care about how I feel, because one day it could be to late, and that happened to me already, and I swore that from then on I was going to make sure that the people that I care about and love knew it.

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» left by shelley from alberta (1 year 109 days ago.)

Kathy that is amazing!!!

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 108 days ago.)
Hey Shelly glad you read this....and I am glad you liked it. Bet you didn't know I had a heart. LOL just kidding. Since your a mom, didn't you always make sure that your kids had new clothes etc and you went without...that's what I do, but I do have to break down and get a top here and there for myself....LOL But I love taking care of my kids this way, and I know mom was the same way.

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» left by Jenn (1 year 109 days ago.)
Kathy that was beautiful...I hope someday my kids appreciate me in that way!!!! AMAZING...And I know your boys will appreciate you like that because your a great mom!!

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 105 days ago.)
Hi Jenn......sometimes I don't feel like such a great mom, but I try to do the best I can with what I have. Thank you for leaving a comment for me.

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» left by Avis Ward ^(11,740)
Avis Ward (1 year 109 days ago.)

Kathy, this is beautiful. Mother isn't alive for me to tell her this but even before losing her at a young age for both of us, she knew my love for her. I give her credit for that . . . and our dad, too. We were expressive with our love as a family. We learned it from their example. I would love to tell her now. I miss her. You're blessed to have your mother and she is blessed to have a daughter who loves her enough to share her with us. Thank you.
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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 108 days ago.)

Hi Avis....I am very grateful and thank God all the time that both of my parents are still alive. I don't know what I will do when that day comes. I don't even like thinking about it actually.

Thanks for your comment Avis....I havent been on Searchwarp for awhile...busy being a mom. :)

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» left by Carolyn from New Brunswick (1 year 108 days ago.)

A letter well done! Kathy i'am sure your mom was very proud to received this letter. Carolyn

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 105 days ago.)
Hi Carolyn....thankkkkk youuuu

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» left by Teresa Ortiz ^(11,377)
Teresa Ortiz (1 year 108 days ago.)

Hi Kathy,

I feel your heart and I know your mom does too! Very beautiful and inspirational. Your boys will grow to love and respect you because you are a loving mom. May God grant you the wisdom and grace you need to be the mom you want to be. May God be with all of us mom's!! :-)

I'll write soon. I have been way too busy and I have much more to do. If fact, I shouldn't even be on the computer right now, but I needed a break :-) Love you!

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 108 days ago.)

I hear ya...a break. What is that? :)

I have to write you as well soon, but it's been busy house here, Ben doesn't Stop...Philip follows....LOL

Talk to you soon

Thanks Teresa

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» left by Anonymous (1 year 108 days ago.)

Oh for frig's sakes! Did ya hafta make me cry?? lol That's really beautiful Kathy...and your Mom will no doubt be bawling as she reads it. What a gift to give! U're a sweetheart!

Lisa :)

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 108 days ago.)

LOL....mom didn't cry. I never seen her cry in my life. I do enough of that for both of us :)

Glad you read it and for you comment....

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» left by Dave Potchak ⁽⁷¹⁵⁾
Dave Potchak (1 year 107 days ago.)

very very very nice - you are blossoming into a very good writer, and you write from the heart, dave po

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 107 days ago.)

Some of that thanks goes to you and to Sherry for helping me with tips on writing sentences, words and punctuation.

Thanks for the comments Dave and the compliament!!!

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» left by Shelley Tozer-Lee (1 year 107 days ago.)
Beautiful letter to your Mom, Kathy! I'm sure it deeply touched her heart! I hope if I ever am lucky enough to be a mother that my child loves me nearly as much... and that I'm able to do even half of such a good job!! Hugs to you both!

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 107 days ago.)
Shelly, I know right now you would be an excellent Mother...and why don't you look into being a mom, whether it be by adoption or whatever the options are. I would love to have you for a mom, even though I love my mom, you would be a good mom to have. Hugs back to you also Shel xo

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» left by Green Nail Polish from Polish etc (1 year 106 days ago.)
ohh, wow kathey what a beuataful letter........................ if only i could have tjhe brain to write somethin so strong willing. ♥ ttyl fr grreen nail polish

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 105 days ago.)
thank you :) I am glad everyone likes it so much...you have the brain to write whatever you want to...just have to write down what you feel like...whether it's mad, sad or happy. Sometimes I used to get really mad at someone and I would write it down on paper, then I would write a good copy of it. Then by the time I did all that, I wasn't as mad anymore, I would just throw it out, it's kind of a thearpy for me anyway.....have a good day

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» left by Kathys Mom from Never far away! (1 year 105 days ago.)

To My Daughter Kathy who I love with all my heart. You are so thoughtful and I did love that letter/card you gave me. What a surprise it is to get a love and appreciative letter for no reason, Just Because! As you know I lost my Mom when I was 20..she was justs 50, I sure wish I had written such a nice letter to her. She was a very loving mother, caring, and loved by all. I just hope I am half the person she was. Its so true that mothers give everything they can to their children and don't regret a minute of it. It is so rewarding to see the happiness in their children no matter what the cost. I will always keep that card/letter and read it from time to time. I have two of you girls and love you equally as much, you will always be in our hearts. Love MOM

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 105 days ago.)
Love you sooo much..........and dad as well. But there is a difference daughter mother.....daughter dad.......

I guess its a girl thing

Love you

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» left by Michelle Mackin from Lodi, CA (1 year 102 days ago.)

Very beautiful Kathy and very true. I will always love and appreciate what my mother did for me. I wish I had appreciated her more as a child, but today we share much in common and I am blessed to still have her in my life. This made me cry and now I must call her. May the Lord bless you!

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 102 days ago.)

Hi Michelle...we are both blessed to both have our mothers still in our lives...I can't imagine life with out her. I am glad that you are going to call your mom. I learned a lesson in my life, it was about 1992 and I lost someone that I cared about very much, and I always wanted to tell them how I felt, but I just couldn't make myself do that. Now, I don't care who it is my friends or relatives I tell them how much I care or love them. I also thanked a couple of people for being so kind to me when I travelled on the school bus. I never forgot about what they did, and that was when I was in grade 3 and then in grade 7.

Now I am starting to write another letter here, LOL

I am so glad that you liked my letter, thanks so much for your comment !! Have a good day and that the Lord Blesses you also.

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» left by kimbrline D'cruz from India (1 year 33 days ago.)

Hi! this was real beautiful and since I am a mother too, it made me feel so great, hope some day my little girl would feel the same way for me.

kim

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (1 year 33 days ago.)

I am sure she will, especially when she gets older. Being a mom sure is a big responsibility isn't it. Somedays I cry I get so overwhelmed, and I am sure my mom did the same. Thanks for your comment....just make sure you tell your little girl that you love her all the time, even when she is 43 like me. I still get to hear it and I love it.

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» left by Linda DeWitt from Oregon (238 days 14 hours ago.)

Very heartwarming. Thank you for sharing. Linda D

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (238 days 13 hours ago.)

I am glad you liked it...Thanks for Reading

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» left by kayla (171 days 20 hours ago.)

this is so beutiful ..thanks for sharing

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (171 days 19 hours ago.)

your welcome.... :) thanks for reading it

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» left by Susan Thom ^(12,099)
Susan Thom (139 days 13 hours ago.)

hi kathy,

this article was like a mother's prayer, it was beautiful, and i relate totally. my mom was a nurse, worked nights, and slept while we were at school, but was up when we walked in the door. all four of us! and then had to comtend with a very opinionated husband.

thanks for writing this, all mother's deserve to know how their kids feel about them,

i wrote letters to my mother for the 3 months she was in the hospital before she passed away at 59!, and i made sure nothing was left unsaid.

my best to you,

sue

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» left by Kathy Somers Walsh ^(2,117)
Kathy Somers Walsh (139 days 13 hours ago.)

Hi Susan....Thanks for commenting on this. I actually have a few people using this letter to give to their own mothers for cards on Mother's Day...what a delight it is to have someone want to use my words. Some people find it hard to think of words to write, and I am glad that I could help.

I should be writing more letters to my mom and dad both actually....I don't know what I would do without them, and I am blessed to have them both in my life to this day.

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