I used to wake up faithfully ,every single morning,with my children,I got their breakfast ready,got them dressed and ready to go to school.As they grew up and started depending on themselves,I had the feeling that my waking up early with them was of no use but to send each and everyone of them to school with a sad face,and bad feelings about me.Of course ,I would then spend a miserable day feeling wicked!!

Here's how it starts: "Good morning mom!"

"Your hair isn't brushed properly!"

"Hi Mom!"(she gives me a kiss).

"Your dress isn't ironed properly!"

"Did you brush your teeth?"

"Aren't you going to have a decent breakfast?One day you're going to get sick living on sodas and chocolates."

Then the father says: "Come on,do we have to hear this nagging every single morning,do you want them to have a nice day or what?"

My answer: "Well,if you helped a little,if you asked her to brush her properly,and if you asked him to brush his teeth,I wouldn't have to be the witch around here!!"

Anyway I finally got fed up and decided to let go!So i'd wake them up(of course,I might say then,"You didn't even tidy up your room!"

Then I would creep back to bed where my youngest still sleeps.I'd only go downstairs after everybody goes out including the father! I really felt relieved for a while for not having to see and say!We have an Arabic proverb that literally means: "If the eye doesn't see,the heart won't ache!"

Alas!I couldn't stay away too long,because my youngest started to go to school,So ,I had to see them all off to school again:

"Are you sure you put on your clean 'thobe'(what men and boys wear)?"

"Why didn't you button-up your collar?"

"Is your bed tidied-up?"

"After all these years,can't you iron your dress properly yet?"

faithfully yours,

Mother!!

PS.You know what,they are the greatest kids a mom could ever have,alhamdulillah they are grown up now,mashallah three are attending university,and the young one still goes to school.