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Some mothers do have them!

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Some mothers do have them!

If there is one thing that I have learnt over the years it is that what we cherish the most is often what we take for granted. Our mother’s love is one of those things. Can we begin to imagine that our mother would no longer love us simply because we had not told her that we loved her? And yet, does she not deserve it? When was the last time that you took the time to see your mother and tell her that you loved her?

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