Angelo's Not Allowed To Whine

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Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

0 posted 2008-07-10 11:32 AM

Sally,
as a former child rent girl,

and Felix,
as a former child rent boy,

teach their kid Angelo
never to do
the old whine and cry
about how bad
his life’s seems
to be going.

Whining and crying
is for little spoiled rich kids,
the children of self styled

“southern aristocrats”.

Little rich kids,
who sometimes don’t get
their heart’s desire
right away,
on demand.

The first person singular
personal pronoun “I”
was purged
from Angelo’s vocabulary
at an early age.

Sally and Felix
just couldn’t stand
to hear it.

They scoff
at that kind of
crap.

They’d heard it
too many times
from their rich,
and way self-centered
clients.

Bobby

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

1 posted 2008-07-10 12:16 PM

I cannot help but personally feel a profound sense of emptiness and sadness upon reading this.

Linda

Robert E. Jordan
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 posted 2008-07-10 01:32 PM

Thaanks dear Linda,

For reading and commenting. It was not supposed to be sad Hon. It's just that Angelo has been taught not to be an "I" person. It allows him to look out for other people. He's an excellent teacher.

Bobby

[This message has been edited by Robert E. Jordan (07-10-2008 02:17 PM).]

Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

3 posted 2008-07-10 02:12 PM

My Dad used to say, "Stop that crying or I'll give you something to cry about." and if you didn't, He would. Which pretty much took the "I" out of the situation.
Ida

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4 posted 2008-07-10 02:25 PM

Thanks dear Ida,

Your Father was a wise person. Many people find constant use of "I" to be tiresome.

Love Bobby

2islander2
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since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

5 posted 2008-07-10 03:26 PM

Hi Bobby thank tou for the reading, it has not to become a rule for anyone I think cause in life there are moments when you have to say (without pride or naughtyness) I, it can help....It helped me at a moment of my life...

very delicate subject and I'm glad you brought it here

have a nice day

yann

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6 posted 2008-07-10 09:32 PM

Yann,

Thanks for reading and commenting.

Bobby

Greeneyes

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since 2000-09-09

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In Your Poetic Mind

7 posted 2008-07-10 09:56 PM

Hi Robert~

because you have posted this again here in 43, I am removing your post in 42, please, next time if you will, ask a moderator to move the poem for you.....thanks so much!

cheers...

~~**~~
I never let one moment define me,
I define myself by all moments and how they teach and touch me......02

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8 posted 2008-07-10 10:02 PM

Thanks dear Greeneyes,

I'll do that next time. Thanks for your help.

Love Bobby

Prasad Nataraj
Senior Member

since 2008-05-29

Posts 1149
Bangalore,India

9 posted 2008-07-11 02:41 AM

Hi Bobby, this happens all the time with kids in India too. Nice write. Prasad

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

10 posted 2008-07-11 09:30 AM

Thanks Prasad,

For the kind words on this.

I have worked as a professional engineer all over the world. That's the one thing I have really noticed, kids all over the world act the same, and do the same things.

India, America, Mexico, Egypt, Korea, Japan, Colombia, Canada, Italy, France, Britain, Ireland, Scotland, China, Australia, Venezuela—kids all over are the same, and largely do the same things.

Bobby

2islander2
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since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

11 posted 2008-07-11 10:48 AM

Hi Bobby, i don't want to be intrusive but I would like to know where you worked in FRance...

have a nice day

yann

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

12 posted 2008-07-12 10:49 AM

Yo Yann,

Well let's see. It was about 20 years ago. It was out in the country. I think it was a meeting consulting on centrifuges. Would you believe it, I even forget the company. I don't keep records from back that far. In fact, I don't keep records of my engineering back that far.

Sorry about that.

Bobby

[This message has been edited by Robert E. Jordan (07-12-2008 11:56 AM).]

Earl Brinkman
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since 2010-03-03

Posts 1183
Osaka, Japan

13 posted 2010-12-18 07:47 PM

When someone is discouraged from crying that is a terrible state of affairs. Just because a person is miserable does not give him the right to prevent someone else from expressing his misery. I know that this is the hood and it can make an individual hard but ... I did not grow up in the hood so how would I know.

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