On The Dichotomy Of Children

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HEG
Junior Member

since 2002-01-18

Posts 42

0 posted 2002-01-26 12:27 PM

Speaking biologically, having children is
your life’s purpose, the reason behind your
existence. Passage of your unique genes from
your parents to your offspring is your
contribution to posterity.

Creating children, all things considered, can be
one of the most pleasurable pastimes you’ll
engage in – in many lifetimes even! Yet,
the process can be fraught with difficulties
and even mortal danger.

Rearing children is life’s most important task.
Yet babies arrive sans instructions. Moreover,
children frequently feel free to abide by
almost none of the few rules that you
did manage to learn.

Your children constitute a full-time, 24 – 7 job,
from which there is scant real relief,
for which you receive no pay and all too
frequently, little thanks, but for which you
pay exorbitantly for the privilege.

After a dozen years of your Herculean effort,
your reward is for them to turn into…teenagers!
Now it becomes all too obvious they inherited more
of their genes from your spouse’s side of the family
than you would have preferred.

Adult children may become the source of great
satisfaction, pride, and even the occasional
nice present. Unfortunately, in some cases,
their child’s adulthood brings disappointment,
constant concern into the parents’ lives.

To recapitulate, one’s children may provide
life’s greatest pleasures, unexcelled joy. Or,
these same children may bring life’s greatest
disappointment and pain. Children come with
no warranty. Still they somehow remain worth
all the bother, all the risk.

Larry C

Member Patricius

since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

1 posted 2002-01-26 12:33 PM

HEG,
All factors considered...I should have had ten more! And every age they came to was the best of ages and still is! Thanks for the write, I enjoyed.

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

2 posted 2002-01-26 04:43 AM

HEG,
wise words, with good advice. How come no-one told me this before I had chuildren.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

sodpossom
Senior Member

since 2001-06-15

Posts 723
N.C

3 posted 2002-01-26 02:55 PM

Very nice and wise.I can't agree about not recieving pay for raising children.I recieve payment everytime I see a smile on my little boys face!

Silver Streak
Member Elite

since 2002-01-02

Posts 3625
FL, USA

4 posted 2002-01-26 03:44 PM

HEG, I am the greatest child God ever put on this earth! Just ask my mother, LOL... And my own two daughters are even greater than I am. Just ask me. Of course I'm only 68, almost 69. Maybe when I grow up it will be different. Reckon?

-Silver Streak

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HEG
Junior Member

since 2002-01-18

Posts 42

5 posted 2002-01-26 04:14 PM

Dear Larry C, Kethry, sodpossom, and Silver Streak ~

Thanks to each of you for taking time to comment. I appreciate your doing so.

Silver Streak, I don't reckon it will be any different when you grow up!! :-)

Regards,
HEG

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