Is She More Loving?

by Cheryl Merrick
If she puts others' wants,
  before her needs?

If she constantly exhausts herself,
  because her family needs her?

If she neglects her health,
  because "there is simply too much to do"?

If she hovers over her children
  doing every little thing for them?




If she struggles to manage everything by herself,
  so her husband "doesn't have to concern himself"?

If she does all the kitchen cleanup each night all by herself,
  so her family can "just relax"?

If she drags herself out of her sickbed
  to fix her family a "proper" breakfast?

If she never wants to "bother" her family
  by asking their help?

Is she really more loving,
  or is she more concerned with 
  her own need to feel important?