When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.”
Thank you for nurturing my creativity and giving me a love of crafts!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.”
Thank you for always helping new animals magically appear to become our new friends!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.”
Thank you for always allowing me to lick the beaters!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God.”
Thank you for indulging my singing, even when it sounded terrible!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.”
Thank you for always allowing me in the kitchen, and letting me help you with whatever you were making!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don’t.”
Thank you for showing me how important it is to help others!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.”
Thanks for teaching me the real reason why people have kids; so that there is someone else to do the housework!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn’t feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.”
Thank you for teaching me the importance of caring for others!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it’s all right to cry.”
Thank you for teaching me what it means to suffer for curls!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.”
Thank you for not allowing Matt to kill me; I know it took a lot of your time, effort, and sanity!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I learned most of life’s lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.”
Thank you for giving me the love of reading!
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I looked at you and wanted to say, “Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn’t looking.”
Thank you for teaching me to have my own style, no matter how crazy it may be!
Thank you for being such a great mom! I love you!
