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 | | From: | JPF | | Subject: | I loved you enough | | Date: | Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:38:18 GMT |
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 | I Loved You Enough . . .
Some day when my children are old enough to understand the logic that
motivates a parent, I will tell them:
"I loved you enough . . . to ask where you were going, with whom, and what
time you would be home."
"I loved you enough . . . to insist that you save your money and buy a bike
for yourself even though we could afford to buy one for you."
"I loved you enough . . . to be silent and let you discover that your new
best friend was a creep."
"I loved you enough . . . to make you take a Milky Way back to the drugstore
(with a bite out of it) and tell the clerk, 'I stole this yesterday and want
to pay for it.'"
"I loved you enough . . . to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned
your room, a job that would 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."
--author unknown--
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