Where's Mom?

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One Sunday, when I was teaching Sunday School, we began work on a Mother's Day booklet as Mother's Day was just around the corner. I explained that we would be working on the booklets for a few weeks and when we were done, the kids would have a very special gift to give their moms when Mother's Day came. 

They were very excited and couldn't wait to start. The first thing we were going to do was draw a detailed picture of our moms. I asked the kids to take their time, make it very colourful and special and draw their moms doing something they enjoyed. 

Most of the kids did an incredible job and were very eager to share with each other their mom drawings. One little guy, however, got up to present his picture and let's just say... he did not "understand the assignment."

He began, "Here's my living room, and our big TV. Here's our dining room table. Here's our stove, fridge and dishwasher. Here's our couch and chairs." He went on and on, and well, you get the picture.

Trying not to interrupt, I waited until he was done. (which seemed like forever) I was very confused, yet politely said, "You did a great job on your home, but your job was to draw a picture of your mom for Mother's Day. I am wondering, where's mom?" He looked like a deer in the headlights as I could tell he realized he had not followed the instructions. An uncomfortable expression came across his face as he said, "Oh, where's my mom?" I said "Yes, where's mom?" Thinking for a second, he quickly grabbed a black crayon and scribbled something down very fast and then turned around his picture proudly. He had drawn a staircase and said "Umm... my mom is upstairs!" 

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