A tribute to mothers

Pat McLaughlin’s third-grade class at Mariners Elementary School in

Newport Beach took the time to write about what makes their mothers

special.

My mom is special because she takes me places, and does lots of fun

stuff with me. She lets me go to my friend’s house, and when I’m hurt she

helps me. Like the time I broke my arm, when I was having an operation,

she went out and got me a stuffed animal. The stuffed animal was a lamb,

it is as soft as a pillow.

She also likes to travel. She went to China for three weeks. She

arrived home two days ago, and she brought me a lot of stuff. That’s

another reason why my mom is great. She buys me stuff. She buys me food,

she buys me clothes, and a lot other stuff, and when I get hurt she helps

me.

She’s pretty much always happy. She worries about me, gets me a good

home and she’s nice. I love my mom!

Ani Harbottle

My mom is great because she loves me and takes care of me. My mom

always includes me when she can. My mom’s heart is such a kind heart,

she’ll give you her shirt off her back. Whenever she’s gone for a long

time, I feel really sad but connected to her. She’s always nice whenever

I have a friend over. She always gets things when I need them. She takes

me places. That is why my mom is so great.

Kayla Ortiz

My poem (sort of): Roses are red; violets are blue; there is nothing

more that I love than you! I love my mom no matter what! I just love her.

Her eyes are like sapphires.

Jack Talbott

My mom’s name is Patricia Nance. She is an outstanding person. She

gets involved in everything, like PTA. She’s really talkative. She also

works [well] under pressure. She helps me when I’m stuck on something. At

sport games, she makes me determined to play my hardest and fires me up,

like a little firecracker. She is the nicest mom, in my opinion.

Meghan Nance

My mom is the best mom there ever is. She loves to play with my sister

and me. She is almost as playful as I am. And she helps me with Scouts,

too. She loves chocolate. She takes us a lot of places, also. I love my

mom!

Stephen Denghausen

My mom is great because she takes me to places and buys me toys. My

mom even lets people come over to play, and lets me go to their house.

She buys me candy and presents and she takes care of me, like a mother

kangaroo and her joey. She loves me so much and I love her. She might

have broken her back, but I’ll always love [her]. She is my best and the

only mother I have.

If she is sick or is in the hospital, I will always take care of her,

like a servant helping somebody. My mother takes me to get food and takes

me to fun places. She even tucks me in at night and gives me a kiss good

night. She helps me with my homework and reads me stories and even takes

me to school every day. She helps me with art projects at home and helps

me with hard math. She buys me ice cream and chocolate milk and sometimes

Ding Dongs and games too.

If I had to make a choice for which mother I want in the world, I

would pick Debra L. DiFrancesco. She is my best friend. And when I was

only 5, she used to help me cross the street. She even signs me up for

things that I want to do. I wish she could be alive forever. If I chose

someone to be president of the United States, I would pick my mom! That

is why my mom is so great!

Mathew DiFrancesco

My mom is great because she takes care of me when I get hurt, like

when I was climbing a tree and I fell off [and landed] on my back or when

I hurt my knee playing basketball. My mom is also great because she takes

me places, like for my birthday I went to Disneyland with her. Also [my]

favorite thing about my mom is that she loves me.

Cody Potter

My mom is so great because she takes good care of me, and makes my

food. She prays for me and buys me things. But the greatest thing is that

she loves me.

Jasmine Hyde

My beautiful mom is special because she takes care of me. She is

special because she loves me, and I love her as much as an angel.

She helps me and cooks sweets for me. Her heart is as big as a golden

drum. I love her because she plays games with me and helps me with my

homework. She goes swimming with me and plays games in the pool with me.

She also plays handball and plays [on the] computer with me.

Her name is Tereasa and I have seven things to say:

Terrific,

Everything

Runs

Excellent

Always

Sensational

Awesome.

My mom is cool!

Andrew Duhoux

My mom is so cool! My mom is always happy, most of the time. She is

very loving and caring. She is also funny and nice to all my friends. My

mom means a lot to me and she is always happy when I do something I know

I can’t do.

My mom’s heart is as big as a drum. My mom helps me do homework and

encourages me to do new things. She is always there for me. She worries

about me all the time. But mom will always be there for me! I love you

mom!

Amanda Peterson

My mom is the best. I love her soooooooooo much. She is appreciated.

We are pals. When we go on a drive, she only drives the short ones

because she’s afraid of trucks by her car. Also, we went to Washington,

D.C. She cried every time we went to a place. My mom is the best.

Emily Heinke

My mom is great because she comes to my dance competitions. I hear her

say, “Go Kelly!” That makes me happy. And she took me to Soak City. It

was fun. I think we went on every ride.

She drives me to school, too. The school I go to is Mariners. She even

helps me with school work, and learning my times [tables] and division.

She lets me play with my friends. She buys me candy too. I love candy!

She buys toys and clothes for me. We love to play games like badminton.

I love her and she loves me.

Kelly Whalen

My mom is the best mom in the whole world. She takes me to the museum,

Disneyland and food places that’s as good as heaven. She makes me feel as

cozy as a rabbit. She takes me around the world, like Nevada. That’s why

I like my mom.

Kyle Goss

My mom is special because she helps me when I’m playing the piano. She

takes care of me everywhere, like at the movies. My mom loves it when I

play the piano, which is as black as the night. She’s always there to

protect me. My mom’s the best. I love you!

Henri Crockett

My mom is great because she cares about me. She also loves me. I care

a lot about her. Sometimes she gets mad and cries because we don’t

listen. But, then I think about how much pain she goes through to love

us. My mom is great. My mom feeds us. She loves us, she always takes care

of us. I love my mom.

Rachel Rubio

My mom is very important to me. She buys me clothes and food. She

always understands my feelings and is very caring. My mom never forgets

to pick me up from school (mostly). She always gets excited when it comes

to chocolate. She loves to plant flowers in the garden. She is more

beautiful than any [other] mom. I L-O-V-E love her!

Ian Warren

My mom is great because she helps [us] do most of our things, like

homework, projects and driving us to places. She buys us lots of things,

like toys, dirt bikes and regular bikes. Her smile is as big as a

balloon. She likes to wake me in the morning. She has lots of friends and

she goes lots of places with us, like Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm.

My mom is so nice and loves us. I love you!

Conner Lomenzo

My mom is just wonderful. She cares for me every day. She is a hard

worker and sets a good example for my brother, sisters and me. She is a

fantastic cook, and I like about everything she makes. She is proud of

everything I complete and accomplish. She loves me if I do right or

wrong. When I feel sick, she always helps me. When I need to know

something, she helps me figure it out. She buys me things I want. When I

am sad, she always makes me happy again. But most of all, she loves me,

she loves me more than life.

Jason Cernius

I love my mom because she takes me places like Legoland, Disneyland

and Toys R Us. She buys me toys and she bought me a bike for my birthday.

I love my mom very much. I give my mom a kiss and a hug. I love you mom.

Jake Likich