New Garden Friends School Rainbow Peach and Plums class, first and second graders, shared a stack of tributes to their moms. Most were two or three short sentences, with one-inch lettering.
Here’s a sampling of the students’ sentiments:
“My mom gives food to people that needs food. My mom gives my old toys to people.” -- Jack Freedman
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“She helps everybody in the world.” -- Lauren Glass
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I can’t live without her. I would die for her.” -- Lilly Anna Buckner
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“She hugs me every day.” -- Tatsu Mahiko
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“My mom is special because she loves me with all her heart and because she is nice to people.” -- Oliver Whitehouse
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“When my mom picks me up at school, I feel exhausted, and I feel at home when I see her face. ... Without my mom, I would not be here.”-- William Chang
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“She does not make me do everything ... She let me keep the best foster dog ever.” -- Spencer Underwood
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“My mom’s fun to play with ... When I’m scared, she makes me feel safe.” Abby Winterich-Knox
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“My mom loves to save animals, that’s how I got my cat.” -- Seth J.
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