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The Making Of A Mother

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By the time the Lord made mothers, He was into the sixth day working overtime. An Angel appeared and said "Why are you spending so much time on this one?" And the Lord answered and said, "Have you read the spec sheet on her? She has 200 movable parts, all replaceable; run on black coffee and leftovers; have a lap that can hold three children at a time and that disappears when she stands up; have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart; and have six pairs of hands." The Angel was astounded at the requirements for this one. "Six pairs of hands! No way!" said the Angel. The Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands those are the problems. It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers must have!" "And that's on the standard model?" the Angel asked. The Lord nodded in agreement, "Yep, one pair of eyes are to see through the closed door as she asks her children what they are doing even though she alre...

Hidup adalah perjuangan....

Kemiskinan Demi Sekolah Anak, Sawiyah Tewas Oleh Iwan Santosa Nyonya Sawiyah (48) dan anak bungsunya tewas tenggelam di kolam bekas galian usai mencari kayu bakar, Rabu (6/8) petang. Sawiyah tidak mampu lagi membeli minyak tanah yang makin mahal karena sebagian besar penghasilannya digunakan untuk membiayai sekolah keempat putrinya. Sawiyah, istri Suharto (45) warga RT 05 RW 14 Duri Kosambi, Kecamatan Cengkareng, Jakarta Barat, diketahui hilang bersama putrinya pada Rabu petang. Suharto menjelaskan, istri dan putri bungsunya, Mutaharah (13), diketahui berangkat mencari kayu bakar sekitar pukul 16.00. ”Saat dia (Sawiyah) mencari kayu bakar, saya masih berdagang keliling di daerah Kapuk Muara. Ketika pulang menjelang magrib, tidak biasanya istri saya belum ada di rumah. Tak diduga istri dan putri saya tenggelam di lubang bekas galian,” kata Suharto yang sehari-hari memanggul dagangan berjalan kaki dari kampung ke kampung di Jakarta Barat, Tangerang, hingga Merak, Provinsi Banten. Setela...