What a true statement, never heard it before. Kay In a message dated 01/14/10 23:17:29 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Mama said when kids are young they step on your feet, when they get older they step on your heart....Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:06:52 -0600 jkaywojack <[email protected]> writes: > That is so true. No matter how old the children, you still are > concerned about them and what's happening in their lives. > Kay > > > In a message dated 01/14/10 10:52:22 Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is soooo true! > Emma > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Worry > > Is there a magic cutoff period when > offspring become accountable for their own > actions? Is there a wonderful moment when > parents can become detached spectators in > the lives of their children and shrug, 'It's > their life,' and feel nothing? > > When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital > corridor waiting for doctors to put a few > stitches in my daughter's head. I asked, 'When do > you stop worrying?' The nurse said, > 'When they get out of the accident stage.' My > Dad just smiled faintly and said nothing. > > > > When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little > chair in a classroom and heard how one of my > children talked incessantly, disrupted the class, > and was headed for a career making > license plates. As if to read my mind, a teacher > said, 'Don't worry, they all go through > this stage and then you can sit back, relax and > enjoy them.' My dad just smiled > faintly and said nothing. > > > When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime > waiting for the phone to ring, the cars to come > home, the front door to open. A friend said, > 'They're trying to find themselves. Don't worry, > In a few years, you can stop worrying. They'll be > adults.' My dad just smiled faintly > and said nothing. > > > By the time I was 50, I was sick & tired of being > vulnerable. I was still worrying over my > children, but there was a new wrinkle. There > was nothing I could do about it.. My > Dad just smiled faintly and said nothing. I > continued to anguish over their failures, be > tormented by their frustrations and absorbed in > their disappointments. > > > My friends said that when my kids got married I > could stop worrying and lead my own > life. I wanted to believe that, but I was > haunted by my dad's warm smile and his > occasional, 'You look pale. Are you all right? > call me the minute you get home. Are > you depressed about something?' > > Can it be that parents are sentenced to a > lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another > handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of > human frailties and the fears of the > unknown? Is concern a curse or is it a virtue > that elevates us to the highest form of life? > > One of my children became quite irritable > recently, saying to me, 'Where were you? I've been > calling for 3 days, and no one answered I was worried.' > I smiled a warm smile. > The torch has been passed. > > > PASS IT ON TO OTHER WONDERFUL PARENTS > (And also to your children. That's the fun) > > > > > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign > up now. > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ____________________________________________________________ Small Business Tools Compete with the big boys. Click here to find products to benefit your business. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=D8nIB6rnr4N6_eL7dIa4jwAAJ1BuHtEgYfARCKX2I2eGJBW8AAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARMQAAAAA= ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message