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A Rewrite of “When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking”

In loving memory of my mom.

Nicole Jeanne
Feb 15, 2022
2013
A Rewrite of “When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking”

A Rewrite of “When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking” By: Mary Rite Schilke Korzan

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you cooking dinner for all my friends and it taught me that friendship is an important part of life that you cherish and care for.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you adopt the most frightened dog in the pound and it taught me that even scared animals deserve kindness and love too. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you smile and I hoped that one day I would be so proud and filled with love watching my children. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw how sad and hard life could be and I understood why we need to lean on others for support.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw the way you cared for your family and I hoped that one day I could care for my family like that too. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw how proud you were of me, and it pushed me to want to continue striving for my goals. When you thought I wasn’t looking, you stopped to pick up flowers from the farm stand because it’s the little things in life that sometimes bring the most joy.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you doing your makeup and hair and I wanted to look that pretty too. When you thought I wasn’t looking mom, when you thought that I had stopped searching, I was looking and I knew that you were looking too.

So, thank you for teaching me all the things that this crazy world will bring because now I know what to look for and it’s because of all the times you thought I wasn’t looking.

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