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Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

0 posted 2004-07-09 10:12 PM

I Didn’t Want

There is no real book
where it’s book-marked,

for growing up,

a place where a page is
dog eared
and underscored,
notes placed

                I did this

and notations of

                       My kids won’t

but if you had such a book…

what price would it go for
on E-bay?

Our generation

                Yes, yours

is taking care of their generation…

       I know

for there is no real book,
except                 Time’s.

I didn’t want
to have to teach
this way….

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

1 posted 2004-07-09 10:14 PM

To me this speaks of the generation of grandparents taking on care for their children's children. Is this a correct impression?

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

2 posted 2004-07-09 10:42 PM

KJ, we know of this well....I truly do
understand your words....for there was never
a book...and we made mistakes....but we tried, tried very hard...and sometimes it
never seemed enough....and sometimes we do
take care of their generation...

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

3 posted 2004-07-09 10:45 PM

No, me either.....the hard part now. You say things so well.

and more, jo

Fagin
Member

since 2004-05-07

Posts 126
Ca

4 posted 2004-07-10 02:46 AM

This strikes home as my daugther is now going over these thoughts in her head as she is due in 2wks.... neat

cusick
Senior Member

since 2003-07-27

Posts 668

5 posted 2004-07-10 06:21 AM

This is so sad. There are books written by people who have never had children. Sign of the times. Maggie

kayjay
Member Elite

since 2002-06-24

Posts 2015
Oregon

6 posted 2004-07-10 07:42 AM

Somewhere a child has not grown up
Parent of child is crying while fed up
Praying that common sense will just show up
Did our parents fear that we would not live up?

Beautifully expressed thoughts. KJ

Through rubble and trouble and dark of night
The yawn of a dawn will hasten the light

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

7 posted 2004-07-10 07:49 AM

Sunshine,
If your children are alive and healthy you succeded. There is no total anything you just do the best you can.

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