Question

My mother only said Thank God the Scorpion picked on me and spared my children

Answer 1

Ans 1 :- These lines show that the mother is more concerned about her children rather than her own life.

Ans 2 :-The meaning of the phrase ' picked on me ' is that the scorpion bit ( Picked ) the mother.

Answer 2

these phrase reveals that our mother love us so much that they are very protective about their children's life, and they sacrifice everything for their children's happy and safe life. in this phrase the mother thanked the God to spare her children from the scorpion's bite.
here picked on me means stunged on me

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