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crosscountry83
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0 posted 2010-06-06 05:17 PM


Don't leave a kid alone,
you have to be there, always.

When they're a toddler
they'll chew on something,
maybe your work papers

when they're a little older
they'll write their name,
in big letters on the wall

when they're in classes,
they'll forget to do homework,
and fall behind, unsur

when in middle school,
they'll start hanging out,
maybe with the wrong people

and as a teenager,
they might kill themselves,
and leave you there, confused.

so don't leave a kid alone.
be there, even when you're gone,
or you might be left wondering.

[This message has been edited by crosscountry83 (06-06-2010 06:33 PM).]

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Margherita
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1 posted 2010-06-06 05:38 PM


Good advice, Rileigh! Well done.


Boshii2
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2 posted 2010-06-06 08:31 PM


same as me old mother never leave 'er alone...she's blind and 90

she might light the filter of the ciggy
she doesnt notice the flies falling in...her coffee

mistakes  the pantry  for the loo
clothes all inside out
and  just like you we may miss one minute of our blessings
lots of love  from Boshii2

easy1
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3 posted 2010-06-07 07:00 AM


Be there, even when you're gone.

That's the ticket here as I read it, hopefully for good, as in good moral instruction, although unfortunately sometimes, for some kids, for ill, as in memories of dire mistreatment.

One shouldn't always smother older kids, though. Gotta let 'em discover some things for themselves, have some semblance of a vision quest.

Another good read from your musing pen, thanks.


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4 posted 2010-06-12 11:32 PM


Rileigh,

This is so thought-provoking - though I did smile at the image of a toddler chewing on a parent's work papers.  I am sure it happens... drool all over them there papers!

It's always good to read your thoughts.

A

Earl Brinkman
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5 posted 2010-06-13 08:32 AM


Yes I agree with your poem for the most part but kids do need a little freedom BUT NOT TOO MUCH!  As parents and adults we have to protect them from danger.  That said children do need to make mistakes on their own because it is part of the growing up process.
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6 posted 2010-06-13 11:41 AM


yep, good advice
s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
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7 posted 2010-11-26 01:58 PM


be there, even when you're gone,

I think the most dangerous place anyone can be is between parents and their child(ren), but not all parents realize this. Well written.

-Trina.

"A heart that can't feel its broken- can't heal."

Andrew Scott
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8 posted 2010-11-26 02:41 PM


Very true, on so many levels. I've got two teenagers and a classroom of 35 4th graders. I'm there for every last one of them. Sometimes I hear my father in me more than I like, but I'm glad he's there.

"We'll chase them like rats across the tundra."

JerryPat
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9 posted 2010-11-26 03:46 PM


Try your best to instill good things in your child. Work hard at it, but you can never be in a position to not leave them alone. Impossible. But if you've installed good things you are there, inside them, even when you're not.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

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