Something made me smile...

Something made me smile yesterday, something I am sure will make you smile too. Right around Mother's day we received a heart felt email from a young 15 year old boy;

"Hello,

I am 15 years old, 2nd of 4 kids and live in Salt Lake.5 years ago my Dad left my family, traded in 4 kids and a wife for one woman. for a year i dint know where he was and what he was doing, i haven't actually seen him since the day he ditched. He left in the worst way possible. He ditched my mom with no education,a foreigner, no work permit and with 4 little kids. Inevitably a lost case to pure poverty. Right then and there my mom had the choice to give and walk out just like my dad. Take the "easy way out" you could say... but she didnt.... shes been raising a family for almost 5 and a half years now. shes been the greatest influence. Wanting her kids to succeed and be people in this big world with strong morals and always looking to help others. shes done so much working as much as she can just trying to get by while putting me and my sybllings first at the sametime tho i know she wishes she could spend every minute with us. Shes been doing the best she can always takeing care of us and looking for our best intersets trying to squeeze a dollar out of a dime and she doesnt even have a cent, she never thinks of herself... never putting herself on the list to be takeing care of.

to me my mom is the superman in a comic book. The hero in every little boys dream. the one i look up to for inspiration when i feel like giving up.....

My mom was born with a defect where at birth her teeth were stained yellow. im not quite sure what its called. She also has lots of problems with her teeth in general because of the financial staus were in. I dont remeber when was the last time she went to the dentist.. It has been a life long dream shes had to have a pretty smile and all i want is to make her happy because shes has so much love for our family. I know that if her teeth were nice she would live smiling and as a son theres nothing more i want then that.. Eevry time i would see it, it would remind me that kidness is the key to living life. So please please help me not only because mothers day is comin up but beacuse you could make a single mom who has had every trial thrown at her.... finally have her life long dream come true.

thank you for your time. sincerely,xxxxx"

I smiled knowing teenage boys care about their moms.

I smiled knowing teenage boys are gentlemen.

I smiled knowing a single mom would start her first job at 7am and the second at 11pm.

I smiled knowing a single mom raises beautiful, near perfect children.

I smiled knowing a single mom did not want a hand out, and insisted on making payments.

I smiled knowing we all need each other.

I smiled knowing my heart would be touched forever.

Thanks for designing my smile!

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