母亲节的初二英语作文（通用33篇）
今天是——母亲节，是妈妈的节日。我琢磨着给妈妈送上一件最有意义的礼物。送束花吧！太俗气；送贺卡吧！又太普通；送吃的吧！又没档次。我冥思苦想了一阵，还是想不出来。于是，我想：去礼品店看看，看什么能表达心意，看什么顺眼，我就买什么。对！就这样，于是我就飞一般的向礼品店跑去。
推开礼品店的大门，店里挤满了为妈妈买礼物的小学生，里面的商品琳琅满目，让我挑花了眼。我看了看都不知道买什么好了，于是我走到店主那去，说：“你好阿姨，请问这有没有送给母亲的礼物？”店主带我走过去，热情的介绍说：“这三款卖得挺好的，今天是母亲节吧？”我点了点头，我掂量了一会，我觉得那款挺好的，外形是一个支架，上面有颗红心，红心上还刻着英文：love is love。我觉得它是一颗红心，不正象征着我的那颗火热的红心？那颗红心在支架上固定不动，不正象征着我的心不变吗？想到这儿，我毫不犹豫地掏出钱，买下这个礼物。
回到家，我总觉得还缺少点什么，于是我又给礼物包上美丽的包装盒。
时钟敲了六下，妈妈拖着劳累的身躯回来了。一进门，我就把礼物拿出来给妈妈，妈妈一时没反应过来，过了一会，妈妈抚摸着我的头，眼中闪这泪花，缓缓说道：“我的女儿长大了！”就在这一瞬间，我思绪万千。
这虽然是一个很不起眼的礼物，但在妈妈的眼中，它比她的生命都重要！我一定要让妈妈每天都感受到我对她的爱！
Today is -- mother's day, mother's day. I thought about giving my mother the most meaningful gift. Send flowers! Too tacky; Send greeting CARDS! Too general; Send to eat! And no class. I thought about it for a while and couldn't figure it out. Then I thought: go to the gift shop and see what I can express my mind and see what I can buy. Right! So I flew to the gift shop.
Pushing away the door of the gift shop, the store was full of students who bought gifts for their mother, and the merchandise was so full that I had to pick my eyes. I didn't know what to buy, so I went to the shopkeeper and said, "hello auntie, is there a present for my mother?" The shopkeeper took me over and said, "these three are selling well. Today is mother's day?" I nodded, and I looked at it for a while, and I thought it was a good one, with a red heart on it, and a red heart with a heart on it: love is love. I think it's a red heart, not a symbol of my fiery red heart? Is the red heart fixed on the scaffold, not a symbol of my heart? I didn't hesitate to take out the money and buy the gift.
When I got home, I always felt like I was missing something, so I wrapped the presents in beautiful boxes.
The clock struck six, and mother came back with her tired body. Take the door, I will take out your gift to mom, mom at that time have no reaction to come over, after a while, mother stroked my head, eyes the tears, said slowly: "my daughter grow up!" For a moment, my mind was full of thoughts.
This is a very humble gift, but in the eyes of mother, it is more important than her life! I must let my mother feel my love for her every day!
May is a warm season, May is the season of Thanksgiving, after the years of the long river, unwittingly also ushered in the holy and shining glory of the festival - mother's day. This is a sacred holiday, just like a mother's love is sacred love.
Mother, a respectable and kindly word. Looking forward to the course of our growth, who will give you the warmest embrace when we encounter disaster in our life? When you win the first victory in your life, who is in your ear to tell you not to be proud? Whenever we remember, maybe we will read together: mother. Yes, it's a mother.
Mother is the mother of greatness and kindness. But what can we do in the eyes of mothers? Do we have to ask for a sense of shame and ask for nothing in return? No That's right. Let's accompany our mother's day to send our best wishes to our dearest mother. Wish all the mother's day in the world happy!
Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, she\'d lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don\'t remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, Don\'t do that anymore —your hands are too rough! She didn\'t say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love.
Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. By then I missed my mother\'s hands, missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it lurked, in the back of my mind.
Well, the years have passed, and I\'m not a little girl anymore. Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. She\'s been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cabinet for the remedy to calm a young girl\'s stomach or soothe the boy\'s scraped knee. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world... gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could...
Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly run across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my young voice complained, Don\'t do that anymore — your hands are too rough! Catching Mom\'s hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she\'d remember, as I did. But Mom didn\'t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
翻译：
夜复一夜，她总是来帮我把被子掖好，即使我早已不是小孩子了。掖好被子后，她会弯下身来，拨开我的长发，在我的额头上吻一下。这是母亲长久以来的习惯。
不记得从何时起，我开始讨厌她用手拨开我的头发。但我的确讨厌她长期操劳、粗糙的手触摸我细嫩的皮肤。终于，一天晚上，我冲她嚷道：“别再这样了——你的手太粗糙了!”母亲什么也没说。但从此之后，她再也没有在一天结束的时候用那种熟悉的方式表达她的爱。
时光流逝，许多年之后，我的思绪又回到了那个晚上。那时我想念母亲的手，想念她晚上留在我额头上的亲吻。有时这幕情景似乎很近，有时又似乎很遥远。可它总是潜伏着，时常浮现，出现在我意识中。
一年年过去，我也不再是一个小女孩，母亲也有70多岁了。那双我认为很粗糙的手依然为我和我的家庭操劳着。她是我家的医生，去药橱给我胃疼的女儿找胃药或为我儿子擦伤的膝盖敷药。她能做出世界上最美味的炸鸡…能洗掉牛仔裤上那些我永远都弄不干净的污点……
现在，我的孩子都已经长大，离开了家，爸爸也去世了。在一些特别的日子里，我经常情不自禁地走到隔壁母亲的房间和她一起度过。于是，一次感恩节前夕的深夜，我睡在年轻时的卧室里，一只熟悉的手有些犹豫地掠过我的脸，拨开我额头的头发，随后是一个吻，轻轻地印在我的眉毛上。
在我的记忆中，无数次回想起年轻时那晚我抱怨的声音：“别再这样了——你的手太粗糙了!”抓住母亲的手，我脱口而出地表示我多么后悔那晚所说的话。我以为她会像我一样记得这件事情。但妈妈不知道我在说些什么，她已经在很久以前就忘了这事，并早就原谅了我。
那晚，我带着对温柔的母亲和她体贴的双手的全新认识进入了梦乡。而我许久以来的负罪感也消失地无影无踪。
It was Mother’s Day. Sun Zheng thought he should do something for his mother. He decided to help his mother do some housework. After school he went to a shop to buy some food on his way home.
When he got home, he did his best to cook some nice food,though he couldn’t do the cooking well. Thenhe cleaned the room. He felt very tired, but he was very happy.
When his father and his mother came back and saw the clean rooms and dishes which weren’t so nice, they were very happy.They had their supper together. His mother said, "Thank you,my child!"
Today is Mother’s Day. I know some of my classmates are going to help their mothers with the housework, others .are going to buy some flowers for their mothers. I want to say to her that I love her very much. But as a boy, it is a bit difficult for me to show my heart. I think only girls can do that.
My mother is very kind. She takes care of me day and night.
She spends little money, but buys anything for me that I need.
This time I must show my love. I am going to give her a card and write like this, "I love you, mother!" I am going to put it under her pillow.
Love is the highest and most beautiful love. How does my mother feel grateful for my mother's concern for me?
Today, I used to look at the calendar: ah! Today is mother's day. I hastened to go to school with my money. On the way, I guess what I should give to my mother. It's my three years' habit of giving up a gift to give my mother on Mother's day.
Speaking of mother's day, I heard it three years ago. At that time, I was very childish and sent a tender letter written by myself. Mother grasped the letter and was happy. The year before last, I sent a bottle of brilliant nail polish, sparkling and transparent, sparkling with crystal powder. Mom likes it as well. Last year, I was ingenious. I sent 8 beautiful carnations to my mother. My mother smelled flowers and hugged me tightly.
This year, I was a student in grade four. I learned a wonderful cooking and decided to cook a delicious meal for my family. But for mom, this is a mother's Day gift.
When I went out to buy vegetables, I skipped across the streets and lanes to the market with my basket. There was a rush, and people were coming and going. Now I really regret that I refuse to eat, grow so short, and always be pressed by tall people. The vegetables here are fresh and have many kinds. I was carrying a basket of food, and the food almost overwhelmed me. Look, there's a sea of people. So I squeezed in, and there was a bunch of flowers on the ground, beautiful and anxious! I bought a bunch of Kang Naixing. With so many things, I came home clumsily.
When her mother came back, she saw that all the tables were delicious. "Dinner, dinner!" I raised my voice and shouted. The whole family praised me for eating, especially my mother.
I don't know how good my cooking is, but I can't compare with my mother. Why did my mother praise me, my mother's concern, and my mother's love touched me? Thinking, with...
亲情，是最崇高最美丽的爱。母亲对我那样关心，那我对母亲的感谢是怎样的呢?
今天，习惯地看看日历：啊!今天母亲节。我赶紧拿着钱去上学。一路上，我猜想着该送什么给母亲才好。母亲节送礼物给妈妈可是我三年来雷打不动的习惯。
说起母亲节，我三年前就听到了。那时真幼稚，就送了自己写的一封嫩稚的信。妈妈握住信，还是很高兴。前年，我送了一瓶很亮丽的指甲油，晶闪闪的，透明中闪耀着晶粉的光芒。妈妈同样很喜欢。去年呢，我别出心裁，送了8朵美丽的康乃馨给妈妈，妈妈闻着花，紧紧地抱着我。
今年，我是四年级的学生了，学会了一门非凡的厨艺，便决定煮一顿美味的大餐送给全家。但对于妈妈来说就是这次的母亲节礼物了。
出门买菜了，我提着篮子蹦蹦跳跳地穿越大街小巷，来到市场。那里热闹急了，人来人往的，现在我真的很后悔我不肯吃饭，长得那么矮，总是被高大的人压着。这里的蔬菜又新鲜，种类又多，看得我眼花缭乱。我提着一篮又一篮的食物，差一点食物就把我压倒了。瞧，那里人山人海的。于是我便挤了进去，地上摆着一束一束地鲜花，美丽急了!我买了一束康乃兴。提着那么多事物，我笨重地回家了。
妈妈回来了，她看见满桌子都是美味佳饶，直流口水。“吃饭了，吃饭了!”我提高嗓门大声喊。全家吃了都表扬我，特别是妈妈。
我不知道我的厨艺有多好，但比不上妈妈。为什么妈妈都表扬我，妈妈的关心，妈妈的爱心令我感动!那时候感觉眼泪汪汪的，还有点心酸。想着，着……
Mother's Day Introduction As a thank his mother for Mother's Day holiday, first appeared in ancient Greece, time is the annual January 8, while in the United States, Canada and some other countries, it is every year the second Sunday in May, a number of other countries dates were the same (see below "the world celebrate Mother's Day time is different"). On this day mothers often receive gifts.
Overseas, the carnation flower is regarded as dedicated to his mother. In China, mother lily flower flower, also known as Wang Youcao.
Liliaceae Hemerocallis Hemerocallis is a perennial herb, fleshy rhizome, leaves long, slender top out orange or orange flowers, very beautiful, it is not only for people watching, called the lily buds, but also as a vegetable for human consumption , in the widely cultivated in South and North.
Mother went shopping as usual. I think, today is mothers day, while the mother is not, I put my mother yesterday too late to wash the clothes, or give her a surprise.
Today is my first time to wash clothes. I first took out a dirty pants, wipe the soap, and at the same time looking back to my mother to wash clothes, I rubbed his pants, trousers on the immediately thrown many bubbles, size varies, the shape of different.
I breathed a sigh of relief at the bubbles, and some of them flew up, swaying, and fell into the washing basin. Really fun! No bubble, I continue to rub, play while you wash, sometimes also with brush, finished washing the whole pants, I wash with water. "Ah!" How the water turned into mud.
No wonder when her mother wash clothes always talking: "your clothes to wash down water ink!" It seems that I usually really want to love a clean. So when my mother wash clothes, it is also easier!
The earliest Mother's Day celebrations are traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece(古希腊) in honor of Rhea,the Mother of the Gods.
During the 1600's,England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday"(拜望双亲日),celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent ."Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of England.During this time many of the England's poor worked as servants for the wealthy.As most jobs were located far from their homes,the servants would live at the houses of their employers.
My mother is a simple woman who comes from the countryside with little education. But in my eyes, she is the greatest mother in the world. Her perseverance gives me courage in all my life. Whenever I have trouble doing something and think about giving up, the scene that happened three years ago to mother just come into my mind.
Having asked for a leave from the teacher, I left the boring class and went to home with my favorite novel tucked under my arm. Father was at work, brother was at school, mother wouldn't be back from her small store until evening. I felt very happy thinking that I would have the entire house to myself. I bounded up steps, burst into the room but was shocked by whatever I saw. Mother was sitting in the sofa, sobbing with her shoulder twitching. I had never seen mother crying before. I went close to her, asking what had happened. She wiped her tears, forced a smile, and told me calmly that her small store was going to break. I didn’t know how to comfort her at the moment, but I did know what the small store meant to her.
Mother ran the small store in order for my brother and me to have a better education. As father worked with low salary which could merely afford the whole family's life necessities, mother had to try hard to earn money for our education. She was frantic to make money before she managed the store herself. She once worked day and night for months on end in a small restaurant. It was a very difficult period of time for her. But she never complained before us. Eventually, she had her own business by running the small store. And she really managed it well all the time with great efforts. I never expected that the store would break. This will undoubtedly take everything away from my mother. I couldn't help worrying about her. Mother seemed to read the worry on my face. She patted me on my shoulder, speaking with a faint smile: "Well, it may not be that serious. I'll try to make it better whatever. We'll be fine, my dear boy." I was so moved by mother's words. It turned out that mother really rebuilt her business soon and the store ran well. I could imagine how much mother had paid for her small store business. It was really too much for a woman. But she never gave up. She just went ahead with her unusual perseverance.
Now both my brother and I are studying at college. Mother works harder to finance our education. She is struggling by all means to keep the store business going. Her unusual perseverance is so inspiring to me that I will never give up halfway in my life.
Orginate in America in the Mothers Festival。 May 9，1906， American consuming city Jia-Wei the mother misfortune of silk dies ， her grief extremely。 Avoid Japan in annual mother death anniversary， Miss An Na organizes catch up the campaign of Sai mother， encourage other person to also express the gratitude for own loving mother with similar way。 Hereafter， she convinces people everywhere and establishes the Mothers Festival to the appeal of all sectors of society and call。 Her appeal gets warm response。 Through draft resolution， on May 10，1913， American Senate and House of Representatives signs by president Wilson second that announces and decides each year's May for Sunday， is the Mothers Festival。 This measure arouses world countries， is imitated one after another， install to 1948 Na pass away ， 43 countries have established the Mothers Festival。
Today is mother's day. When I go out in the morning, I don't have any pocket money. I can't afford to buy my mother a gift. I feel very ashamed. The English lesson is about eleven points, the weather is very hot and hot, when the bus goes home, there are few people on the bus, the number of people can count, most of them are old aunts. Do you know if anyone has given them mother's day? What is the old aunt's mother's day like? The hot wind carried my leisurely thoughts to my home.
When I got home, I sent a message to my mother, "Happy Mother's day, mom, I love you." The mother seemed to be in a good mood, and the word "1" on her forehead was thin. The kitchen was full of pink figures with her apron.
In the evening, I promised to cook dinner for my mother as a compensation for mother's day. There are bitter gourd in the fridge. I fancy it. I want to make balsam cake by myself. Because of little knowledge of kitchen, I had to ask my mother repeatedly. After a long time, I was able to fry the bitter melon cake. My mother tasted the bitter melon cake I made, and thought it was delicious. She looked at me very appreciative and laughed very happily. I did not think of my first cooking, it was fried, it was really delicious, but some were too bad. I also comforted myself to make more efforts to make more delicious meals for my mother.
Mother's Day is about to be finished in the busy dinner, but this mother's day this year, I will remember that bitter gourd pie to bring my mother a laugh, to give me experience and satisfaction.
It's Sunday today. I got up early and did my homework on the table. All of a sudden I remembered the mother's day, a picture of my mind, remembering a past thing that moved me.
That's the case. After coming home from school that afternoon, my mother came back. I found that my mother was very tired, his eyes were squinting, and I yawned. So she sent me to do my homework at home. But I felt very sad to see my mother working so hard, so I decided to share the housework for my mother. I began to pick up the stuff in my home, first fold the newspaper, and then the glass was cleaned.
I put the glass on the pot filled with water, and then picked up the cloth, a brush up. I found a little dirty in a cup, and I took some detergent to wash it. Suddenly, the cup from the hand slipped, piercing sound startled me. I hastened to pick up the pieces of glass on the floor. At this time, I found that my mother was standing in front of me, and she said, "don't pick up the pieces with your hands. Let me come." I stood up and bowed my head embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, mom, I'm too careless." I thought: this must be closed. Mother walked over and touched my head and said, "kid, don't frighten you?" Let mommy pack up, you go out and watch TV. " Mother's words are very gentle, but make me more difficult, unwittingly I cry.
Looking back on this, I felt very warm. It told me that maternal love is selfless and great, and I want to repay my mother on Mother's day.
Today is Mother's Day. I know some of my classmates are going to help their mothers with the housework，others are going to buy some flowers for their mothers. I want to say to her that I love her very much. But as a boy，it is a bit difficult for me to show my heart. I think only girls can do that.
今天是母亲节。我知道一些同学打算帮妈妈做些家务， 还有一些同学打算给妈妈买些花。我只是想对妈妈说一声， 我非常爱她。但是对我来说这样表达我啲情感有点儿难， 因为我是个男孩。我觉得只有女生才这样做。
My mother is very kind. She takes care of me day and night. She spends little money， but buys anything for me that I need.
我妈妈是个非常善良的人。她对我照顾得无微不至。她自己很少花钱， 但能给我买我需要啲任何东西。
This time I must show my love. I am going to give her a card and write like this，"I love you， mother!" I am going to put it under her pillow.
这次我一定要表示我对她的爱。我打算送她一张写有“我爱你， 妈妈”啲卡片， 我还打算把它放在她的枕头下面。
It was Mother’s Day. Sun Zheng thought he should do something for his mother. He decided to help his mother do some housework. After school he went to a shop to buy some food on his way home.
When he got home, he did his best to cook some nice food,though he couldn’t do the cooking well. Thenhe cleaned the room. He felt very tired, but he was very happy.
When his father and his mother came back and saw the clean rooms and dishes which weren’t so nice, they were very happy.They had their supper together. His mother said, "Thank you,my child!"
今天是母亲节。孙峥觉得应该为妈妈做点事，他决定帮妈妈做些家务。放学回家的路上，他去商店买了食品。到家后，他尽全力做些好吃的，尽管他并不擅长烹任。做完饭，他又打扫了房间。他感觉有些累，但仍然很高兴。
当父母回来后，看见干净的房间和并不太荚味的菜，他们依然很高兴。他们一起吃了晚饭。妈妈说：“谢谢你，孩子。”
Today is Mothers Day. I know some of my classmates are going to help their mothers with the housework, others are going to buy some flowers for their mothers. I want to say to her that I love her very much. But as a boy, it is a bit difficult for me to show my heart. I think only girls can do that.
My mother is very kind. She takes care of me day and night.
She spends little money, but buys anything for me that I need.
This time I must show my love. I am going to give her a card and write like this, "I love you, mother!" I am going to put it under her pillow.
It was Mother’s Day. Joozone thought he should do something for his mother. He decided to help his mother do some housework. After school he went to a shop to buy some food on his way home.
When he got home, he did his best to cook some nice food,though he couldn’t do the cooking well. Thenhe cleaned the room. He felt very tired, but he was very happy.
When his father and his mother came back and saw the clean rooms and dishes which weren’t so nice, they were very happy.They had their supper together.
今天，母亲节啊！我为生我养我的妈妈过了一个节日，而妈妈也无比的快乐。
今天妈妈拖着疲惫的身躯，回来了，我看着她，心里无比心酸，早上，我的妹妹提醒我今天是母亲节，所以我早早的就准备好了。我为妈妈烧了鸡蛋炒西红柿和冬瓜腌肉汤。妈妈回来后看着桌子上的菜顿时呆了，我不知道她在想什么，但是我看到她脸上露出了一丝微笑，晚饭了，我和妈妈有说有笑的，不知道妈妈知不知道今天是母亲节，但我是不会告诉的，让她过一个连他自己都不知道的节日。只要妈妈开心，我也开心了。“娘的幸福就是我的幸福！娘的痛苦就是我的痛苦”我会谨记这句话的。
晚了，夜静了，妈妈祝你有个好梦，一觉睡到大天亮。
我在这真诚的祝福你：母亲节快乐！
Today, mother's day! I kept my mother for a holiday, and my mother was happy.
Today mother trudging, came back, I looked at her, the in the mind very sad, in the morning, my sister to remind me that today is mother's day, so I will be ready early. I cooked the eggs for my mother and Fried the tomatoes and the winter melon. When mom came back looking at food on the table for immediately, I don't know what she was thinking, but I see her face with a smile, for dinner, my mother and I were talking and laughing, I don't know mom know today is mother's day, but I'm not going to tell, let her have a don't even know his own holiday. As long as my mother is happy, I am happy too. "My mother's happiness is my happiness! The pain of my mother is my pain" I will remember this sentence.
Late, the night is quiet, mother wish you have a good dream, sleep till dawn.
I wish you a happy mother's day!
In the U.S., mother’s day is a holiday celebrated on the second sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. It was first observed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1907. Long before that, there were days honoring mothers even in ancient Greece. In those days, however, it was Rhea, the mother of the gods who was given honor.
Later, in the 1600's, in England there was an annual observance called "Mothering Sunday". It was celebrated during June, on the fourth sunday. On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.
In the U.S., in 1907, Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national mother's day. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate mother's day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, which was the second sunday in May. The next year mother's day was again celebrated in Philadelphia. Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national mother's day. They were successful. In 1914, the American president proclaimed mother's day a national observance that was to be held each year on the second sunday of May.
Mother"s Day was first suggested in the United States in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. A campaign to establish a National Mother"s Day was begun in 1907. It was successful, by 1911 Mother"s Day was celebrated in almost every state in recognition of[1] the influence mothers have in the making of better citizens.
Well, what value is Mother"s Day now?it reminds people of the influence mothers have had in the making of better citizens. On Mother"s Day much attention is given to the important part that each mother plays in giving her children a sense of what is right and what is wrong, what is good behavior and what is bad.
Generally,As a child of a mother, Mothers day is the day when we should give a big hug and wishes to our beloved mother .and also tell her that :you have done so much for me ,mama .I Love you !
五月，阳光灿烂，鲜花盛开，暖风拂面，那是因为在这美丽的五月，在这灿烂的季节里，我们又一次迎来了亲情融融的“母亲节”。又是一年母亲节，母亲，多么神圣而纯洁的字眼，母爱，多么深沉而厚重的一种情感，在这温馨的日子里，叫一声母亲，是那么纯真，那么动人，那是我们对母亲最深切的称呼。
“慈母手中线，游子身上衣。临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归，谁言寸草心，报得三春晖？”唐代诗人孟郊的一首传诵古今的道出了人世间最诚挚、最深切、最令人动容的母子情怀。都说世界上有一位最善良，最伟大的女性，她就是我们慈祥的母亲；都说人世间有一种最美丽、最温和的声音，那就是母亲对儿女的呼唤；都说这个世界上有一个最伟大、最无私、最勤劳的人，她还是我们的母亲！
从我们咕咕坠地，在人世间发出第一声啼哭，我们便成了母亲一生的牵挂，母亲的眼里只有儿女，而我们心中母亲的位置占的比重是多少，在这个美丽而特殊的日子到来的时候，我为母亲和未来的婆婆准备了漂亮的衣服，两位母亲都很高兴，衣服穿在身上，心里更是比蜜甜，其实母亲要的就是做儿女的心中有她，而不是要儿女做多大贡献。
看着母亲眼角渐渐爬上的鱼尾纹，母亲已经已经不再年轻，已经步入老年的母亲需要我们做的最多的就是常回家看看，哪怕是帮妈妈刷刷筷子洗洗碗，听听妈妈的唠叨，吃顿老人准备的好饭，老人不图儿女为家做多大贡献，就盼着经常团聚。但是这小小的愿望我们做儿女的有多少能做到呢。母亲节到了，朋友们赶紧为自己的母亲准备一份礼物吧，其实，你真的不用为此大伤脑筋，因为能让老妈最快乐的事莫过于全家人的团圆与平安。一枝鲜丽的康乃馨，一顿可口而轻松的团圆饭，一件漂亮的衣服这就是对老妈的礼物。
又是一年母亲节，又是一年温馨祝福时，在这美丽且只属于母亲的节日里，我祝天下所有的母亲永远健康美丽，一切事情都顺心如意，节日快乐！
In may, the sun is shining, flowers in full bloom, warm wind stroke, it is because in this beautiful may, in this splendid season, once again, we ushered in the family's "mother's day" happy and harmonious. Another year of mother's day, mother, how holy and pure, a mother's love, how deep and thick of an emotion, in this warm day, call a mother, so pure, so moving, it is our deepest call of her mother.
"In the hand of the mother's hand, the dress of the wandering son. A poem by the tang dynasty poet meng jiao is the most sincere, profound and emotional mother in the world. It is said that there is one of the kindest and greatest women in the world, and she is our kind mother. It is said that there is one of the most beautiful and mildest voices in the world. That is the call of the mother to the child. It is said that there is one of the greatest, most selfless and industrious people in the world. She is our mother!
In the earth from our cuckoo fell to the ground, first cry, we became worried about mother's lifetime, only sons and daughters, mother's eyes and our hearts in proportion of the location of the mother, in this beautiful and special day comes, I for mother and future mother-in-law beautiful clothes, two mothers are all very happy, clothes to wear in the body, is sweeter than honey in my heart, in fact mother want is to do with her sons and daughters of the heart, not want children to do much contribution.
Looked at mother canthus gradually climbed up the crow's feet, her mother has already no longer young, mother has become old, we need to do is go home often, even to help my mother brush wash chopsticks and bowls, listen to my mother's nagging, the old man to prepare a good meal, snack old man not do much contribution for home, children are looking forward to often together. But how much of this little wish we can do for our children? Mother's day is coming, my friends get to prepare a gift for her mother, in fact, you really don't have to for this big nerve-racking, because can let mom is the most happy thing is the family reunion and peace. A fresh carnation, a delicious and relaxing reunion dinner, a beautiful dress is the best gift for mom.
Another year of mother's day, is a warm blessing, in this beautiful and only belongs to the mother's festival, I wish the world all mother healthy forever beautiful, everything goes on well with all things, a happy holiday!
As a thank his mother for Mothers Day holiday, first appeared in ancient Greece, time is the annual January 8, while in the United States, Canada and some other countries, it is every year the second Sunday in May, a number of other countries dates were the same (see below "the world celebrate Mothers Day time is different"). On this day mothers often receive gifts.
Overseas, the carnation flower is regarded as dedicated to his mother.
In China, mother lily flower flower, also known as Wang Youcao.
Liliaceae Hemerocallis Hemerocallis is a perennial herb, fleshy rhizome, leaves long, slender top out orange or orange flowers, very beautiful, it is not only for people watching, called the lily buds, but also as a vegetable for human consumption , in the widely cultivated in South and North.
Today is mothers day. Its mothers holiday. I thought of giving my mother the most meaningful gift. Send a bunch of flowers! Too vulgar; send a greeting card! Its too common; eat it! No grade. I thought about it for a while, or I couldnt think of it. So, I thought, go to the gift shop and see what can express my mind and see what is pleasing to the eye, and I will buy anything. Yes！ In this way, I flew to the gift shop in general.
Pushing the door of the gift shop, the shop was crowded with pupils who bought gifts for their mothers. The merchandise was so beautiful that they made me pick my eyes. I didnt know what to buy, so I went to the shopkeeper and said, "Hello, auntie, do you have any gifts for your mother?" The shopkeeper took me over and said enthusiastically, "these three models sell well. Today is mothers day." I nodded a nod, I weigh a while, I think it is very good, the shape is a support, a red heart on it, red heart still engraved in English I think it is a red heart, does not symbolize my hot red heart? Is the red heart fixed on the bracket? Does it not mean that my heart does not change? Thinking of this, I did not hesitate to take out the money to buy this gift.
When I got home, I always felt that there was something missing, so I wrapped a beautiful box on the gift.
The clock struck six, and mom came back with a tired body. As soon as I entered the door, I took the gift out to my mother. Mother did not respond to it for a moment. After a while, my mother touched my head. His eyes flashed with tears and said, "my daughter is growing up!" At this moment, I have a lot of thoughts.
Although this is a very modest gift, but in the eyes of her mother, it is more important than her life. I must let my mother feel my love for her everyday.
Every May 11th is mother's day, which is solemnly announced by American president Wilson in 1914. The government also stipulates that every household should hang the flag to show respect to her mother on Mother's day. After the founding of the mother's day, it has been supported by people from all over the world. Mother's day has become a real international festival. "Carnations" have also become the most popular flower bouquets of mother's day.
This year's mother's Day is coming again. On this special day, I want to say to my mother, mom, how do you teach me to walk, how to read, write, and how to calculate the answer... Though you sometimes scold me, it is all time and again teaching. You have given me knowledge and taught me to be a person and help me grow. I will never forget it for all my life. Mother, you are hard, your love is as deep as the sea, higher than the mountain, your great love, on Mother's day, I want to offer the most beautiful "carnations", wish you as young and beautiful as flowers. Mom, I have grown up and my wings are growing strong. Please rest assured, I will study hard and report to you.
Sincerely wish all mother's day in the world happy!
每年5月11日是母亲节，这是一九一四年美国总统威尔逊郑重宣布的，政府同时规定：母亲节这天，家家户户都要悬挂国旗以示对母亲的尊敬。母亲节创立好后，得到了全世界各国人民的支持，母亲节已经成了一个名副其实的国际性节日，“康乃馨”也成为母亲节的欢迎的花束。
今年的母亲节又将到了，在这个特别的日子里，我想对妈妈说，妈妈，是您教我怎样走路，怎样认字、写字，怎样计算答题……，您虽然有时骂过我，但那都是一次又一次的教诲，您给了我知识又教导我做人，帮助我成长……，我终身难忘。妈妈，您辛苦了，您的爱像海水那么深，比大山还要高，您的大爱无边，在母亲节那天，我要献上最美丽的“康乃馨”，愿你像花儿一样永远年轻漂亮。妈妈，我已经长大，翅膀亦渐渐硬朗，请妈妈放心，我一定好好学习，取得好成绩向您汇报。
衷心祝愿天下所有母亲母亲节快乐！
Mothr’s Day is a holiday whn childrn honor thir mothrs with cards, gifts and flowrs. In many countris, such as Dnmark, Finland, Italy, Turky, Australia and th US, popl clbrat Mothr’s Day on th scond Sunday in May whil many othr countris of th world clbrat thir own Mothr’s day at diffrnt tims through out th yar.
On of th bst ways to clbrat Mothr’s Day is to giv your mom th day off. Lt hr rlax with th rst of th family doing all th houswork. Usually, dad and th kids will lt mom slp lat that morning as thy go into th kitchn to prpar hr favourit brakfast. Nvr forgt to plac a vas with a singl flowr on th tabl bsid th food. Th kids can pick up th flowr from th gardn or buy on from th shop. Arrang vrything nicly bfor mom waks up. Som familis will carry th food and mom’s favourit sctions from th nwspapr to hr bdroom so that mom can hav brakfast in bd. Prsnts and cards from th kids can b handd to mom by thmslvs or just placd on th dining tabl.
Aftr brakfast, go anywhr mom liks to go. Shopping, swimming or going on a picnic in th gardn. Mak a spcial Mothr’s Day dinnr or tak mom out for a grat mal in a famous rstaurant sh lovs most.
Anyway ,lt mom njoy th whol day and fl your lov, and thn th Mothr’s Day can b a good on. As Mothr’s Day is around th cornr, it’s tim to tak actions!
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. It's a day to show thanks to mothers. This festival first appeared in ancient Greece and modern Mother's Day originated in the United States which usually falls on the second Sunday of May each year. Mothers usually receive gifts on this day and carnation(康乃馨) is regarded as the flower for mother. In China, the flower for mother is day lily(萱草花), also known as Nepenthe(忘忧草). In addition, cleaning up the room, doing housework and a big dinner are considered to be the best Mother's Day gifts.
母亲节是纪念母亲，赞扬母爱和母性情结，以及社会上母亲的影响的节日。这是向母亲表达感谢的一天。这个节日最初出现于古希腊，现代母亲节源于美国，通常是在每年五月的第二个星期六。母亲们通常会在这一天收到礼物，康乃馨被看做是母亲之花。在中国，给母亲的花通常是萱草花，也叫做忘忧草。另外，打扫屋子，做家务，做一顿丰盛的晚餐都被当做是给母亲的礼物。
Grateful mother, is she taught me to learn to be, is she taught me how to communicate with partners communicate with each other, is she taught me to help and love from person to person. Is the most profound in my memory on one occasion, my mother and I go home together, home cousin are playing a game model of the toys, I also very want to play a gun up, but my cousin take back, I was punched in the past, my cousin also don't get back to me, so we played together. When my mother saw hurriedly pulled me aside to. Because I am the only child in the home at ordinary times, everybody affectionately to me, this let me formed the character of swashbuckling would not agree. Wanted to mom this time will call my cousin to give me play the toy, but mother didn't do that, but pulled me aside to me to apologize to my cousin. At first I hated cousin very much in the heart, which will easily agree? Mother looked at will comfort me and patiently enlighten me, give me about the story of "jung let pear". After listening to the story, I also recognize the fault, and apologize to my cousin to apologize. Since then my Cousins and I are very friendly to get along, never quarrel with each other. Mother's teachings in my young mind leave deep memory, in my own life to learn to be nice, tolerance, apologize to each other.
Grateful mother, is she gave me the most unselfish love, she is always worried about my food, clothing, shelter, line. Thank for a mother for giving me the concern of dribs and drabs. The ancients cloud: "dripping of grace, when animals are reported". Ancient huang-xiang temperature had seats, carp lying ice... The story of 24 filial piety. This is China's mule Meng Peijie touched story. But now there is something in my gratitude for the mother of way, also don't finish. From now, I want to help my mother share housework more at ordinary times, reduce the mother's work, study hard work more at ordinary times, in order to reduce the worry about mother. Give mother some greetings, as she poured tea water, wipe the sweat back rubs.
All in all, to thank for a mother for too much too much, I remember meng jiao has become a "the wanderer", "the loving mother hand line, wandering onto clothing. Departure thick seam, meaning fear of delay. Who made the heart-inch grass, at a three chunhui." Now I also send the poem to my mother, to express my gratitude to my mother.
感恩母亲，是她教会我学会做人，是她教会我如何去与伙伴们相互沟通交流，是她教会我人与人之间要互助互爱。在我记忆最深刻的是有一次，我和妈妈一起回老家，老家的表哥正在玩一个游戏模型玩具，我见了也很想玩就一把抢了过来，可表哥又抢了回去，我便一拳打过去，表哥也不让回打了我，于是我们便打了起来。这时妈妈见了急忙把我拉到一边去。平时因我是家中独生子，大家都对我疼爱有加，这让我养成了霸气十足不肯服输的个性。本想妈妈这回会叫表哥把玩具让给我玩，可是妈妈却没那样做，而是把我拉到一边要我向表哥道歉。起初我心中非常恨表哥，哪肯轻易服输呢?妈妈见状就不断安慰我并耐心地启迪我，给我讲起了“孔融让梨”的故事。听了这个故事后我也认识到了自已的错，便向表哥道歉认错。从那以后我跟表哥之间都非常友好地相处，再也没吵架过。母亲的教诲在我幼小的心灵留下深刻的记忆，使我在自己的生活中学会友善待人、互相宽容、互相歉让。
感恩母亲，是她把最无私的爱给了我，是她时时刻刻牵挂着我的衣、食、住、行。感谢母亲给予我的点点滴滴的关心。古人云：“滴水之恩，当涌泉相报”。古有黄香温席、卧冰求鲤……二十四孝的故事。今有感动中国孝女孟佩杰的故事。可如今的我对母亲的感恩有千言万语也道不尽，诉不完。从今起，我平时要多帮妈妈分担家务，减少母亲的操劳，平时多努力学习功课，以减少母亲的操心。多给母亲一些问候，为她倒茶端水，擦汗捶背。
总之，要感谢母亲的事太多太多了，我记起孟郊曾作过一首《游子吟》，“慈母手中线，游子身上衣。临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归。谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。”如今我也把这首诗送给我的母亲，以表达我对母亲的感恩之情。
母亲节快到了，我想送给妈妈一件礼物。送什么好呢？我想了半天，终于想出了一个非常好的主意。我要用我攒下的钱给妈妈买两朵康乃馨，因为康乃馨是专门送给妈妈的花。
我请大姨帮忙，给妈妈挑选了两朵粉红色的康乃馨，康乃馨很漂亮，粉嘟嘟、水灵灵的，好像在看着我们笑呢。
一回到家，我就找出一个瓶子，在瓶子外面包了一张彩色的纸，又用水彩笔用心地写上了“祝妈妈节日快乐！我和爸爸爱您。”旁边还画了一些美丽的图案。想知道我画的是什么吗？告许你们：画了一滴小水滴。瓶子代表爸爸，康乃馨代表妈妈，瓶子上小水滴当然代表我了。我们一家是世界上最幸福的一家人。
接着，我装了半瓶子水，插上了心爱的康乃馨，看着我的杰作心里得意极了。照照镜子，哈哈！我的鼻尖都露出了珍珠般的小汗珠。
母亲节那天，我要亲手把它送给妈妈，祝妈妈生日快乐还要祝妈妈笑口常开。人们说母亲的爱是永远报达不了的。我要送给妈妈一个甜甜的微笑，我心想妈妈一定会高兴的，也有可能会抱着我说“我的女儿知道报答父母的爱了。母亲节肯定是我们最快乐一天，因为妈妈收到了我的礼物。
Mother's day is coming. I want to give my mother a present. What should I give you? I thought for a long time and finally came up with a very good idea. I'm going to buy my mother two carnations with the money I've saved, because carnations are dedicated to mom.
Please sister help, I give mother picked two pink carnations, carnation is very beautiful, powder doodle, weeping, seemed to be looking at us laugh.
Got home, I will find out a bottle, the bottle bread for a piece of colored paper, outside with watercolors mindfully, wrote "I wish mom a happy holiday! I love you and dad." There are some beautiful patterns on the side. Want to know what I'm drawing? Tell you: a drop of water. The bottle represents the father, the carnation on behalf of the mother, the little water droplet on the bottle of course stands for me. Our family is the happiest family in the world.
Then I put half a bottle of water in my favorite carnation, and watched my masterpiece triumph. Look in the mirror, haha! My tip of my nose was a pearl of sweat.
On mother's day, I want to give it to my mom, happy birthday to my mother and a smile to my mother. People say that mother's love is never offered. I want to give mom a sweet smile, I thought my mother will be happy, may be holding the I said, "my daughter know repay parents' love. Mother's day is our most happy day, because mother received a gift from me.
Dear mother: I'm your child . Today is Mother's day.I have a lot of saying to you. Thank you your love!Let me know how to be a good student.Thank you your love!Let me know how to make friend. Thank you your love!Let me so happy! I want to say you I love you ! yours
亲爱的妈妈: 我是你的孩子，今天是母亲节，我有许多话要和你说 谢谢你的爱，让我知道怎样成为一个好学生。谢谢你的爱，让我知道怎样交朋友，谢谢你的爱，让我如此的幸福 我想对你说：“我爱你” 你的
Mother's day is a holiday for all mothers. In this holiday, my mother is very happy, but mother is going to work. I thought, what gift should I give my mother?
My mother is an angel of white. She is very busy at work, but I have to take time to take care of me and help me with my studies. I've always wanted to send a gift to my mom. It's mother's day and dad is at work, so I'll give them a surprise.
I thought to my left and came up with a good idea to make a card for my mother. The idea must be, I'll get to it. I took out my pen, my card, my marker. I drew a smiley face on the left side of the card, a heart on the right, and a color on the right. I wrote a sentence below the heart: mom, I love you! On the top of the picture: happy mother's day! Finally finished!
Just at this moment, mom and dad came back from work, I hurriedly to the mother, mother smiled happily, gave me a sweet kiss, my father saw also smiled.
我的妈妈
My mother is a simple woman who comes from the countryside with little education. But in my eyes, she is the greatest mother in the world. Her perseverance gives me courage in all my life. Whenever I have trouble doing something and think about giving up, the scene that happened three years ago to mother just come into my mind.
Having asked for a leave from the teacher, I left the boring class and went to home with my favorite novel tucked under my arm. Father was at work, brother was at school, mother wouldn't be back from her small store until evening. I felt very happy thinking that I would have the entire house to myself. I bounded up steps, burst into the room but was shocked by whatever I saw. Mother was sitting in the sofa, sobbing with her shoulder twitching. I had never seen mother crying before. I went close to her, asking what had happened. She wiped her tears, forced a smile, and told me calmly that her small store was going to break. I didn’t know how to comfort her at the moment, but I did know what the small store meant to her.
Mother ran the small store in order for my brother and me to have a better education. As father worked with low salary which could merely afford the whole family's life necessities, mother had to try hard to earn money for our education. She was frantic to make money before she managed the store herself. She once worked day and night for months on end in a small restaurant. It was a very difficult period of time for her. But she never complained before us. Eventually, she had her own business by running the small store. And she really managed it well all the time with great efforts. I never expected that the store would break. This will undoubtedly take everything away from my mother. I couldn't help worrying about her. Mother seemed to read the worry on my face. She patted me on my shoulder, speaking with a faint smile: "Well, it may not be that serious. I'll try to make it better whatever. We'll be fine, my dear boy." I was so moved by mother's words. It turned out that mother really rebuilt her business soon and the store ran well. I could imagine how much mother had paid for her small store business. It was really too much for a woman. But she never gave up. She just went ahead with her unusual perseverance.
Now both my brother and I are studying at college. Mother works harder to finance our education. She is struggling by all means to keep the store business going. Her unusual perseverance is so inspiring to me that I will never give up halfway in my life.
今天是母亲节。昨天在报纸上看到一则消息说：母亲节期间天一庄园母亲免票，母亲带的家人半价，真是个好消息呀！今天，妈妈就带着我们全家五口去了天一庄园。到了天一庄园，我们看着景区游览地图，游览了许多景点，有可爱的小动物，迎宾亭，柞树林步道，珍奇园，瓜棚长廊，仙泉，春天花园，风车餐厅……
当走到仙泉的时候，我被那里的景色迷住了。一个水池里面到处是鲤鱼，而且鱼很大，颜色也很多，非常好看。但是这些鱼都是游客花钱给他们养大的。为什么这么说呢？这里卖鱼食，要买这里的鱼食才可以喂鱼，不过，鱼食五元两包，有点贵了。我还是喂了一次鱼，真好玩！我还想喂鱼，哎！不行呀，鱼食太贵！
我们在天一庄园游玩了两个多小时。我很高兴游玩了天一庄园，因为今天是母亲节，祝妈妈节日快乐！妈妈我爱你！
Today is mother's day. Yesterday in the newspaper read a piece of news to say: mother of mother of day of mother of mother of day of mother of the mother of the day is free, the family half price that mother takes, is really good news! Today, my mother took my family to the house of heaven. Manor, the days we looked at the scenic spot tour map, visited many places, there are cute little animals, yingbin pavilion, oak forest trails, exotic orchard, GuaPeng promenade, xian spring, spring garden, windmill restaurant...
When I got to xian spring, I was fascinated by the scenery there. A pool is full of carp, and the fish is large and the color is very good. But these are tourists who spend money on them. Why do you say that? Here's a fish feed, and you can feed the fish, but it's a little expensive. I still feed a fish, what fun! I want to feed the fish, alas! No, fish is too expensive!
We spent more than two hours on the manor. I am very happy to have a visit to the house of heaven, because today is mother's day, I wish mom a happy holiday! Mom, I love you!
Mother's Day is a happy holiday, I was so looking forward to its arrival!
The mother to let me grow up, every weekend and vacation for us to cram run around here and there, even today, is still learning for me to live and work, as a result the feet from several blisters even grind up thick cocoon...
Today, mother's Day is coming. I decided to do one thing ---- my mom for mother's feet, wash away the fatigue, wash away the mother mother foot of dust. First of all, I want to buy some carnations, to a pot of boiling water, when the water is boiling, smoking, and pour it into the basin, and then, put the petals into the basin, let the water rippling carnation fragrance...
Well, now everything is ready except one crucial element. I called up my mother, so she put her foot into it through a strong smell of the basin, I got to hand it to the mother's feet, my hand, will wash away the day tired mother. No. Are so many years of hard! I touched her mother long calloused soles of the feet, in the heart very afflictive, mother love touch my head, she is very happy, always say:" my son has grown up, sensible, mother is very pleased." I told my mother I wanted to study hard but also learn how to do housework, help mother to share the burden of the family.
Today is mother's day my mother and I have a very happy mother's day, who is established, it is the world's best season, which makes the mother has to accept the blessings and rewards of the day, even if it's just words, even just a small thing, also can let mothers really warm the heart!
My mother has no idea that her ninetieth birthday is coming up. She has no notion of the time of day, the day of the week. the season of the year, the year of the century. No notion of the approaching millennium. And no idea any longer, who I am. Her forgetting of me happened just a few months ago, after I had been traveling for more than a month and hadn't been to see her. When I came back, she asked me if I were her niece, l said no, I was her daughter. "Does that mean I had you?" she asked. 1 said yes. "Where was I when l had you?" she asked me. I told her she was in a hospital in Far Rockaway. New York. "So much has happened to me in my life." she said "You can't expect me to remember everything."
My mother was once a beautiful woman, but all her teeth are gone now. Toothless. No woman can be considered beautiful. Whenever I visit her in the nursing home, she is sitting at the table in the common dining room, her head in her hands, rocking. Medication has eased her anxiety, but nothing moves her from her stupor except occasional moments of fear, too deep for medication. This is a room that has no windows, that lets in no light, in which an overlarge TV is constantly blaring, sending images that no one looks at where the floors are beige tiles, the walls cream colored at the bottom, papered halfway up with a pattern of nearly invisible grayish leaves. Many of the residents sit staring, slack-jawed, open mouthed. I find it impossible to imagine what they might be looking at.
My mother has no idea that her ninetieth birthday is coming up. She has no notion of the time of day, the day of the week. the season of the year, the year of the century. No notion of the approaching millennium. And no idea any longer, who I am. Her forgetting of me happened just a few months ago, after I had been traveling for more than a month and hadn't been to see her. When I came back, she asked me if I were her niece, l said no, I was her daughter. "Does that mean I had you?" she asked. 1 said yes. "Where was I when l had you?" she asked me. I told her she was in a hospital in Far Rockaway. New York. "So much has happened to me in my life." she said "You can't expect me to remember everything."
My mother was once a beautiful woman, but all her teeth are gone now. Toothless. No woman can be considered beautiful. Whenever I visit her in the nursing home, she is sitting at the table in the common dining room, her head in her hands, rocking. Medication has eased her anxiety, but nothing moves her from her stupor except occasional moments of fear, too deep for medication. This is a room that has no windows, that lets in no light, in which an overlarge TV is constantly blaring, sending images that no one looks at where the floors are beige tiles, the walls cream colored at the bottom, papered halfway up with a pattern of nearly invisible grayish leaves. Many of the residents sit staring, slack-jawed, open mouthed. I find it impossible to imagine what they might be looking at.
When I walk into the dining room on the day of my mother's birthday, I see that she has already been served lunch. The staff has forgotten to hold it back. Though I told them a week ago that I would be providing lunch. She hasn’t touched anything on her tray except a piece of carrot cake, which she holds in her hands. The icing is smeared on her hands and face. I don't want my friends to see her smeared with icing, so I wet a paper towel and wipe her. This fills me with a terrible tenderness, recalling, as it does. a gesture I have performed for my children. As I wipe my mother's face, I see that her skin is still beautiful I hold her chin in my hand and kiss her forehead. I tell her it's her birthday, that she's ninety years old. "How did that happen?" she asks. "I can't understand how that could happen."
l have brought her a bouquet of crimson, yellow, and salmon-pink snapdragons. She likes the flowers very much. She likes the name. "Snapdragons. It seems like an animal that's going to bite inc. But it's not an animal, it's a plant. That's a funny thing,"
I have bought food that I hope will please my mother, and that will be easy for her to eat: orzo salad with little pieces of crayfish cut into it, potato salad, small chunks of marinated tomatoes. I have bought paper plates with a rust-colored background, upon which are painted yellow and gold flowers and blue leaves.
My friends Nola and Gary come for my mother's birthday. When we are about to leave, I tell my mother that I'm going on vacation, mat I won't see her for three weeks, that 1 am going to the sea. "How will I stand that, how will I stand that's she says, but I know that a minute after I’m gone she'll forget I was there.