To
My Son, with Love
A mother tries to provide her son
with insight into
the important things in life
in order to make his life
as happy and fulfilling as possible
A mother tries to teach her son
to be kind and generous towards other people
to be honest and forthright at all times
to be fair, treating men and women equally
to respect and learn from older people
to know himself very well
to understand his strong and weak points
to accept criticism and learn from his mistakes
to have many interests to pursue
to have many goals to follow
to work hard to reach these goals
A mother tries to teach her son
to have a strong set of beliefs
to listen to his intelligence
to laugh and enjoy life
to appreciate the beauty of nature
to express his feelings openly and honestly at all times
to realize that love is the best emotion that anyone can have
to value the family unit as the basis of all stability
If I have provided you with an insight
into most of these things
then I have succeeded as a mother
in what I hoped to accomplish in raising you
If many of these things slipped by
while we were all so busy
I have a feeling that you know them anyway
And as a proud mother
I will always continue to love and support
everything you are and everything you do
I am always here for you, my son
I love you
I Love You, MOM
Susan Polis Schutz
