Dear Mom: You Are Amazing. It's a Scientific Fact.

Posted by Ross Pomeroy at Fri, 11 May 2012 02:36:44
Newton Blog at RealClearScience.com

Newton Blog presents an open letter to moms everywhere.

Dear Mom,

Mother's Day is just around the corner, and thus I'd like to take this opportunity to recount just how amazing you truly are. I was not endowed with Shakespeare's lyrical elegance, so I will not pen a sonnet in your honor. Nor was I blessed with much of a voice, so I will not pollute your ears with a sentimental serenade. So how then can I worthily express the mountains of acclaim that you so undeniably deserve?

Well, I think I found a way... with science. Your grace, your wisdom, your sheer awesomeness is grounded in years of research. It's an evidential fact that was true even from the very moment when I was conceived.

At that magical point in time, your ovum provided my zygote with cytoplasm, without which I would have literally come undone. You even lent me your mitochondria, granting me the power that I needed to grow.

When I was a baby, you spoke to me sweetly, gently. Your cooing didn't only lull me to sleep; it also activated the part of my brain associated with language processing and motor skills. My ability to articulate, I owe to you.

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