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When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw

you hang my first painting on the refrigerator

and I wanted to paint another one.

 

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw

you feed a stray cat, and I thought it was

good to be kind to animals.

 

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw

you make my favorite cake for me, and I

knew that little things are special things.

 

When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard

you say a prayer, and I believed there is a

God I could always talk to.

 

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I felt you kiss me goodnight, and I

felt loved.

 

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw

that you cared, and I wanted to be everything

that I could be.

 

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked . . . 

And I wanted to say thanks for all the things

I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.

—Author Unknown