Show F FL r. r i r t I I L' L l I ay JH 4 v hI r fi t ff i L 1 4 tOo t. t W Wt pJ 1 r r b bL br l to r r U r. r r r l O 1985 VOLK r Will the giving r s ever cease ceas J j Lisa Keene c Horizon Feature Editor i i. i i A mothers mother's day never ends ends or or begins From the moment Y of Cf delivery she's a perpetual hour 24 mom Her day is full of n nurturing earning and loving At t nightfall she e exhaustingly t climbs climbs into bed for fora a peaceful night of slumber with one ear eart t alert listening for things that go bump in the night i s 11 The traditional mother is long gone and never to return t J June ne Cleaver is a a. a thing of the past The The contemporary traditional traditional mother is now half the earning power or the sole breadwinner The of the past is now the norm There are several kinds of mothers There are arc the married i f mot mothers ers who are arc homemakers There arc are the married mothers who work Then there are i the ones who are arc single and work or go to school or both qt i They are arc the jacks of all trades They wear many different tA t hats during g the day When my parents got divorced my mother was left with four children to raise on her own She hadn't worked since she was married and she didn't even know how to write out a check She got a job fob working at Tooele Army Depot as a telephone operator She was fortunate enough to get the hours she wanted She worked from midnight until 8 am a.m. five days a week for 13 years My siblings and I were fortunate Our mom worked as we slept She slept while were at school Then she was there for forus forus forus us when we came home If we had a problem at school we al always always always al- al ways knew we could call her We were fortunate enough to have a working mother at home When I think of my mom raising us four children the work sacrifice comes to my mind I remember her going for years without buying a new outfit for herself but we were al always always always al- al ways clad in the latest styles I remember her turning down a night out on the town to go to a football game or school play Now that we kids are all raised we have had to force her to spend on herself Just recently has she started buying personal luxuries for herself A few months ago she splurged and purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased a ruby ring We were all so proud of her But just days after she bought it she stopped admiring it on her own finger and thought about who shell she'll will it to after she's gone She will leave it to her first granddaughter She bought it for herself but deep down inside she bought it for Will the giving ever cease t To mothers everywhere you are the greatest Keep up the good work You are arc loved and admired |