The Cost of Love

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One day my daughter wanted to get paid for doing some routine household chores, so she gave me the following list: For washing the car………………………….$5.00 For making my own bed this week……………….$1.00 Going to the provision shop…………………..$0.50 Playing with little sister …………………..$0.25 Taking out the rubbish……………………….$1.00 Getting a good report card……………………$5.00 And for sweeping the common corridor…………..$2.00 Total …………………………………….$14.75 I looked at her standing there expecting payment. A thousand memories flashed through my mind. So I picked up a pen and turning the paper over, this is what I wrote: For 9 months I carried you, growing inside me………………..NoCharge For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you….NoCharge For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose…………..NoCharge When you add it all up, the full cost of my love……………..NoCharge Well, when she finished reading, she had great big tears in her eyes. She looked at me and said, "Mummy, I love you." Then she took the pen and in great big letters, she wrote, "PAID IN FULL".