Hear! Hear!

My mother always told me,”God gives you children just like you.That’s how you get paid back for whatever you’ve done.”

Now,in my sixties,I realize how true that statement is.

As the proud child of parents,who cut me no slack …

“What have you done now?!”

“What the Hell were you thinking?”

In our house,it was always assumed that I was wrong,and the teacher was right.

“But Mom,she hates me,for some reason.”

“No,she doesn’t.Get over it!”

…yep,she could yell that loud!…

As a single parent,I have raised two boys.

..Let me tell ya,now,boys’ll kill ya.

Seriously,they most definitely will…

At the very least,you’re gonna gets lots of gray hairs.

Between the sports and the getting into trouble that prepubescent boys can find,

…or manufacture.

…“But mom,I just wanted to see what would happen.”

...Let me show you what happens,buddy!…

but I digress…

No,my boys were far from perfect.In reality,they were major pains in the ass.How many times did I ask myself,”Why did I have those two?You know,I could be on a beach,in Jamaica, with some sweet young man,if it wasn’t for them…”
But had them I did.And love them with all my heart and soul.
And they screwed up.

I never,ever led myself to believe they were perfect angels.

I screwed up.Why wouldn’t they?

And,now,that they are grown….

One has children of his own,and going through the same thing.With his kids.Hah! Get-backs are fun!

Another is a teacher,and going through the same thing.With his students.

All kids screw up.They’re supposed to.That’s how they learn life lessons.If you screw up,you pay the price.

But have we become a nation of protecting our kids from screwing up?

What’s wrong with paying the price for screwing up?

Isn’t that the way life is supposed to work?

So, when I saw this is my blogger reader,I thought I just had to share….

…and say….

“Hear!Hear!”

Hey parents,your kids aren’t perfect.They’re just like you were.

And you weren’t perfect,either….