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I wrote my first poem when I was 5 years old. It was (1) f_______ Mother's Day. The poem was
not my best work, but my mom kept it – just like she kept every other piece of writing and artwork I
ever made. She (2) a________ kept my baby clothes and a piece of hair from my first haircut. Sometimes I feel like my mom runs a museum of (3) m_______ life, and she is the only visitor. But it feels (4)
n________ to be loved like that. Who else would care enough to keep all of my terrible drawings and
silly poems? Only a (5) m_________. (6) O________ Mother's Day when I was little, I used to bring
my mom breakfast in bed, (7) m________ her a card, give her kisses and tell her I loved her. I'd say to
her: "You're the (8) b________ mom in the whole world!" I don't get to see my mother very much these
days. Now I live in China, 11,200 km from my parents' home in the US. I'm too far away to bring my
mom breakfast in bed or give her kisses. (9)B_______ when Mother's Day comes, I'll call my mom
from China. Over the (10) p________, I'll tell her I love her. No matter how far away I go, she's always
in my heart.
