Erma Bombeck on Motherhood–When God created Mothers (1974)

When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into his sixth day of “overtime” when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, “Have you read the specs on this order?”

Ӣ She has to be completely washable, but not plastic;
”¢ Have 180 movable parts… all replaceable;
Ӣ Run on black coffee and leftovers;
Ӣ Have a lap that disappears when she stands up;
Ӣ A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair;
”¢ And six pairs of hands.”

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands… no way.”

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