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Parents....
As
an adult I see the wisdom of my parents.
The
letter below if from a child much like yours who is now an adult
much like you!
I trust you will find it encouraging and fun - - perhaps it will
remind you of your parents; perhaps it will remind you or
yourselves. Either way, be proud and know that what you are
doing will have a lasting and rewarding effect on the lives of
your precious children!
Mean Parents
Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic
that motivates a parent, I will tell them, as my Mean Parents
told me: I loved you enough to ask where you were going, with
whom, and what time you would be home.
I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover that your
new best friend was a creep. I loved you enough to stand over
you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that should
have taken 15 minutes. I loved you enough to let you see anger,
disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must learn that
their parents aren't perfect. I loved you enough to let you
assume the responsibility for your actions even when the
penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.
But most of all, I loved you enough to say NO when I knew you
would hate me for it. Those were the most difficult battles of
all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too. And
someday when your children are old enough to understand the
logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.
Were your Parents mean? I know mine were. We had the meanest
mother in the whole world! While other kids ate candy for
breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast. When others
had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches.
And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was
different from what other kids had, too. Dad insisted on knowing
where we were at all times. You'd think we were convicts in a
prison. My Parents had to know who our friends were, and what we
were doing with them. My Parents insisted that if we said we
would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.
We were ashamed to admit it, but My Parents had the nerve to
break the Child Labor Laws by making us work. We had to wash the
dishes, make the beds, learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do
laundry, empty the trash and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think My
Parents would lie awake at night thinking of more things for us
to do.
My Parents always insisted on us telling the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time we were teenagers
My Parents could read our minds and had eyes in the back of her
head. Then, life was really tough! My Parents wouldn't let our
friends just honk the horn when they drove up. They had to come
up to the door so My Parents could meet them. While everyone
else could date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we
were 16 and then only in groups.
Because of our mother we missed out on lots of things other kids
experienced. None of us have ever been caught shoplifting,
vandalizing other's property or ever arrested for any crime. It
was all her fault. Now that we have left home, we are all
educated, honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean
parents just like my Parents were. I think that is what's wrong
with the world today. It just doesn't have enough mean Parents!
Bridgeway Academy Parent
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