The World's Worst Mother After mothering me for thirty years, my mom stood in the kitchen of my home and announced these words, "I was the world’s worst mother, and I am so sorry." She then _________ to apologize for all the things that she did wrong in raising me. I realized that she was filled with ____ about the strict rules of her child-raising years, causing me to miss many school dances. She was mortified ( 羞愧 ) that she and my father were too poor to afford my high school ring. She was ________ of herself for punishments that lasted for weeks. She was sad that she tried to choose my friends. My mother went on and on about her mistakes and regrets as tears of pain _______ down her face. Right at that moment my mom looked so beautiful. I wondered why my __________, including me, took her for granted. How do you tell your mother all that she is to you? I wanted to tell her that the __________ & strict rules of my childhood have a small spot in my memory in comparison to my recollections ( 回忆 ) of the nights she let me stay up late and bake cookies with her. I kept silent instead of telling her how much it meant that she scd together the money for my _______ shoes and matching purse. I couldn’t swallow the lump in my throat so I could explain all of the millions of ways she makes me ___________. I should have told my mother, on that day, that of all the people in my life, no one has ever loved me in the ___________ way that she does. Four years have gone by since the day I didn’t tell my mother that her mistakes were tiny molehills ( 鼹鼠丘 ), and her love and understanding were big beautiful mountains in my life. But I’m telling her now: Thank you, Mom, and thank you, God, for the world’s worst mother . 答案: proceeded; guilt; ashamed; streamed; entire family; punishments; wedding; feel so special; unconditional;