Sedalia Dave Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Copied from FB PAUL HARVEY'S LETTER TO HIS GRANDCHILDREN We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better. I'd really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches.. I really would. I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated. I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car. And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen. It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister. And it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him. When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him/her. I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely. On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your driver to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your Mom. If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books. When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head. I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a boy / girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory soap tastes like. May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole. I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it... And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he/she is not your friend. I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle. May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays. I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your neighbor's window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Christmas time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand. These things I wish for you - tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life. 11 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Eagle Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 You never learn to appreciate the sunshine unless it rains once in a while. Best thing that happened to me was being born in a family that didn't have much (any) extra money. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Amen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Amen... Jabez Cowboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 16 hours ago, Wild Eagle said: You never learn to appreciate the sunshine unless it rains once in a while. Best thing that happened to me was being born in a family that didn't have much (any) extra money. Amen, I came from a family where dad worked and mom was a stay at home mom and there were 4 kids to take care of. You learn a lot from that kind of environment and being the oldest it was my job to try to set some examples and I tried to do what was right. TM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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