Commentary : How Important Is Mom? Ask a Kid
If you want to know how important a mother is, what better way to find out than to ask a child. So we did. We went to Scott Paulsen, principal of the California School in Costa Mesa, and he posed the question to some of his students. Here are their responses, as they wrote them.
If there were no mothers . . . no babies. No babies . . . no kids. No kids . . . no new ideas. No new ideas . . . a very boring world!
SETH BLUMENTHAL
4th grade
They can cook better than men. They can bring people into the world. They can wear dresses. They can wear ribbons in their hair. They can wear earrings. They are pretty. They can also wear make-up. They take good, good, care of children. They are always sweet and kind.
MELODY BYERS
4th grade
They love us. They work to buy us clothes and food. They teach. They help us with projects. They help us with our homework. They help us with the problems we have. They cook for us. They help us make foods. They make clothes for us. They play games with us.
JAMIE WELLS
4th grade
Lovable. sweet. rad (sometimes). nice. mean (sometimes).
Most of the time she helps me learn things.
KRISTINA GRIGAITIS
4th grade
My Mother is important because I Love her.
TRACY
2nd grade
Mothers are important because they take care of us while we’re sick. Mothers are important because they tell the boggieman to go away when you’ve had a bad dream. Mothers are important because they help you study for your tests. Mothers are most important because they Love us.
MARINA CROCKER
4th grade
Mothers are important because they pay money and taxes to get you into school. Mothers have money to get you a nice home. Mothers help you with your homework. Mothers do nice things for you.
MATT JOHNSON
3rd grade
We were born from our mothers. They cook for us. They work to buy us food. They buy us clothes. They are nice to us. They take care of us. They let us play outside. They worry about us. They showed us how to walk.
HERIBERTO CABELLO
4th grade
Mothers are important because they always take care of you. They always love you even if you like--brake a vase, even if it expensivb. Mothers are important because they have your house and clothing.
MATT SIMPSON
3rd grade
Mothers are important because they always love you. Mothers are importamt because they always help you. They are fun loving mothers. Mothers are very nice. I love my mom a lot. Mothers always have time to spend with you.
HEIDI CISNEROS
3rd grade
My mother is importont. She is there when I need her. She makes me feel good when I am sick. She is funny too. She is very nice. She plays games with me. She loves me and I love her.
JODIE CROWE
3rd grade
Mothers are important because they care for you even when you make a mistake. They help you with your school work. They are important because they are there when you sick and have the chicken pox. Also because they love you!
STACIE STURTZ
3rd grade
Mothers are important because they love you alot. They take care of you when you a sick. When you need help they they help you.
Mothers by you clothing. They help you with your multiplcition charts.
AMY DAVIS
3rd grade
My mothor is inportant because she takes care of me. And makes me happy.
ADRIAN
2nd grade
My Mother is importent because she teaches me check. My mother is importent because she helps me whn I’m sick. My mother is importent because she helps me when my brother beats me up. My mother is importent because she helps me live a happy life. My mother is importent because she helps me when kids beat me up.
ROBERT HORANSKY
2nd grade
My mother is important because she feeds me and she takes care of me.
My mother is important because she helps me catch my cat.
MIKI AHARA
2nd grade
Mothers are important because . . . mothers help you when you need help. They love you all year long . . . and thats a long time!
So give a lot love to your mother on Mothers Day!
KAREN HELMUTH
3rd grade