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| I Love You Enough |
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| Halima |
| 04/08/04 at 06:54:42 |
| [i]Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them:[/i] I loved you enough... to know where you were going, with whom, and what time you would be home. I loved you enough... to insist that you save your money and buy a bike for yourself even though we could afford to buy one for you. I loved you enough... to be silent and let you discover that your new best friend was a creep. I loved you enough... to make you go pay for the bubble gum you had taken and tell the clerk, "I stole this yesterday and want to pay for it." I loved you enough... to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes. I loved you enough... to let you see anger, disappointment and tears in my eyes. Children must learn that their parents aren't perfect. I loved you enough... to let you assume the responsibility for your actions even when the penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart. But most of all, I loved you enough to say NO when I knew you would hate me for it. Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too. And someday when your children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them. ~possibly by Erma Bombeck~ |
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