WELCOME May 13, 2002 Issue

Mothering through all seasons

Kim Shippey

No Prizes for this quiz , but can you tell us: Who have eyes in the back of the head and the sharpest ears? Who are the tenderest healers, wisest disciplinarians, and more patient than anyone else while helping with homework till midnight? The most loyal cheerleaders, the best jugglers outside a circus tent, and the quickest to cry when you let them down?

You've got it. Good mothers. And they're everywhere—even in the animal kingdom.

We shouldn't need prompting from the calendar to thank mothers for all they do to make our lives happier and more comfortable.

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