i luv my parents

i love my parents

When you were 8 years old, your parents handed you a nice cream. You thanked them by dripping it all over your lap.

When you were 9 years old, they paid for guitar lessons. You thanked them by never even bothering to practice.

When you were 10 years old they drove you allday,from soccer to football to one birthday party after another. You thanked them by jumping out ofthe car and never looking back.

When you were 11 years old, they took you and your friends to the movies. You thanked them by asking to sit in a different row.

When you were 12 years old, they warned you notto watch certain TV shows. You thanked them by waiting until they left the house.

When you were 13, they suggested a hair cut that was becoming. You thanked them by telling them they had no taste.

When you were 14, they paid for a month away at summer camp. You thanked them by forgetting towrite a single letter.

When you were 15, they came home fromwork, looking for a hug. You thanked them by having your bedroom door locked.

When you were 16, they taught you how to drive their car. You thanked them by taking it every chance you could.

When you were 17, they was expecting animportant call. You thanked them by beingon thephone all night.

When you were 18, they cried at your high school graduation. You thanked them by stayingout partying until dawn.

When you were 19, they paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus carried yourbags.You thanked them by saying good-bye outside the dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.

When you were 25, they helped to pay for your share of the wedding, and they cried and told you how deeply they loved you. You thanked them by moving halfway across the country.

When you were 50, they fell ill and needed you to take care of them. You thanked them by reading aboutthe burden parents become to their children.

And then, one day, they quietly died. And everything you never did came crashing down like thunder on YOUR HEART.