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Food for thought ………….
Posted by AngelBaby on December 20, 2008Paul Harvey Writes:
We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I’d like better.
I’d really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches. I really would.
I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated.
I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car. And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen.
It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep.
I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.
I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister. And it’s all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room,but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he’s scared, I hope you let him.
When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag along, I hope you’ll let him/her.
I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.
On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope you don’t ask your driver to drop you two blocks away so you won’t be seen riding with someone as uncool as your Mom.
If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one.
I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books.
When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.
I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a boy\girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory soap tastes like.
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.
I don’t care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don’t like it.. And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend.
I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle.
May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays.
I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your neighbor’s window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Hannukah/Christmas time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.
These things I wish for you – tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it’s the only way to appreciate life.
Tell me what you think. Do you agree with Paul Harvey or not?
Love and Blessings,
AngelBaby
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Absolutely, totally, undoubtedly! Great post, Angelbaby. Wonder how we can get this to be a hand-out to each new parent taking the baby home? Many may laugh, pooh-pooh us oldies (and yes, we ARE goodies…) but not only have we lost a great deal but we’ve somehow, with every good intention, I’m sure, stolen these life-lessons from our children.
Maat
Very good post. Thank you!
Nancy,
I agree with you, all children should get to experience Life! Today parents are so afraid to let kids be kids. There are so many rules and no no’s. I was lucky my children were raise on a big ranch and aloud to roam around on it. They did allot of exploring and learn to create. It was a great way to raise children.
Love and Blessings,
AngelBaby
Dan,
Thank you for stopping by. I am glad you liked the post, I love children and I want them to feel, enjoy, and live life to the fullest.
Love and Blessings,
AngelBaby
I had great parents, Angelbaby, but a tad protective (and we lived in the city). Raising my own daughter, hard as it was I did step out of that over-protective mold letting her climb trees, ride bikes, experience a kid’s excitement. Even though many times someone else would clap a hand over my mouth to prevent me from yelling “Noooo!”
At the same time, I was riding city buses to and from school, by myself, at ten so…I wasn’t too sheltered I guess…lolol.
Thank you for the light to our path . All you are writing about is the only way to grow up, to appreciate the love and to love not in words but the deeds – with the all heart. I wish you the best in name of hundreds of grateful smiles who look at you now and decorate their diaries with your thoughtful words. Merry Christmas, dear AngelBaby
Nancy,
I think being a parent is a very difficult job. It is hard to know how far to go to protect our children and at the same time let them be kids. Most parents try to be the best they can be so don’t be too hard on yourself., I know you are trying to be a good mother and it is all that can be asked of you or anyone else. I think just trying you best as you are makes you a good mother.
Love and Blessings,
AngelBaby
Tomas,
Thank you so much for your kind words. It is my hope to help people feel better after they have been here. I want them to know that they are loved and cared about by God and the Angels, it is so important. If I can help just one person, it will make my day!
Love and Blessings,
AngelBaby
There’s a lot of wisdom in this post. My belief is that this is why, for instance, we have to experience people treating us badly. How else are we to learn the importance of treating people well? And this is why there are so many ‘bad’ things in life: to enable us to appreciate what is ‘good’. Life is a place of darkness as well as light – it’s the way it is.
One thing I’d argue with though: the bit about beer doesn’t seem to me to fit in with the rest of the article. Why should Paul Harvey wish to deny people the pleasure of a well brewed beer? Why does he hope we don’t like it? Perhaps we have to experience excess to understand the importance of moderation.
Great advice that I certainly agree with, never forget the time my father helped me make a go cart, we’ve lost something with all the virtual social networks happening, taking away from real friend and communication time.
Simon,
I agree with you, we need to let children be children while they are young so they learn to enjoy life as well as experiencing it. We need to have contrast in life so we can decide what we really want otherwise how would we know.
I personally don’t like beer but I don’t see anything wrong with having a drink of your choice now an then In fact, they have show that drinking wine is good for you so have one for me!
I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!
Love and Blessings,
AngelBaby
Bob,
It is amazing how things have changed. I don’t know if it is better or worse. It does seem that people don’t talk like they used to and when they do they are interrupted by their phones. I think that is really sad. We need to learn to balance the new technology with real life, I hope we can, then it would be better. Here I am at my computer and I am on vacation so I don’t think I can criticize anyone.
I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas.
Love and Blessings,
AngelBaby
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