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Lucie Senior Member
since 1999-06-20
Posts 1077Houston 
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I watch you sleeping. Your face so peaceful. I want to tell you how sorry mommy is. That I have failed you and can not give you all that you deserve. Regrets.. that’s the one thing I have plenty of. I regret that I let the depression conquer me. I regret that I have no fight left in me. I’m so sorry.. I saw the frustration in your eyes as I once again had to tell you we were losing something else. Another something in a long list of something’s that you have had to sacrifice. Forgive me baby…. I brush the hair from your forehead and make another promise. Another promise in a long list of promises that I have had to make. Tomorrow I will try harder. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Lucie, being a mother is one of the toughest jobs in the world. Kids don't come with instruction manuals and we just have to learn as we go along. One of the nice things about kids is often they don't even recognize our mistakes  |
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Lucie Senior Member
since 1999-06-20
Posts 1077Houston |
Thank you for your reply |
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RSEvans Senior Member
since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147Tulsa, OK, USA |
I am amazed at how often I let my son down no matter how hard I try and then I remember something I once told my father. It's not the wants but the needs that matter and never once did he let me go without that which I needed and seldom did he get what he wanted. It's the wants we cry over but the needs we appreciate the most. ------------------ Once I was brilliant, now I no longer shine, but the twinkle in my eye speaks of another time. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Lucie: I know there aren't any words that will lessen the hurt you feel when you have to say no and wish you could say yes... but you're giving plenty of love... and in the end, that's what all of us need and remember. |
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
You have not, and could not, fail them, Lucie, not with the love you have for them. We can't give many people all that they deserve but we can give them what they need and I have no doubt you do that. They will come to know it, too. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Lady Lucie: Very powerful and very sad... but with a glimmer of hope for a better tomarrow. I hope it shines through Just recently my daughters were in the midst of celebrating their birthdays and when I thanked my father for the wonderful gifts he bestowed. He made this statement: "Just trying to do for them what I could not do for you." My response to my father, and I truly feel this way, was that I was never wanting for the things that mattered and if ever there was a time that I may have done without it was never within my perception. I think that comes from having very loving parents. I know you're doing double duty, but you have the love to stand up to the task. I wish you well. |
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