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| ~ A Grandma's Wish ~ 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, homemade ice cream and leftover meatloaf sandwiches. My cherished grandchild, I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated. I hope you learn to make your bed, mow the lawn and wash the car. And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen. I hope you have a job by then. It will be good if at least one time you can see a baby calf born and your old dog put to sleep. I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. It's allright 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. 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 your driver doesn't have 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. May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole. I hope you get sick when someone blows cigar smoke in your face. I don't care if you try beer once, but I hope you don't like it. If a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend. I hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandma and go fishing with your uncle. May you feel sorrow at a funeral and the joy of the holidays. I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor's window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Christmas time when you give her a plaster of paris mold of your hand. These things I wish for you...... Tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. by: Heart Tugs Greetings Song playing ~ The Impossible Dream ~ Author Unknown |
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