tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634776389542754944.post5405739925951899525..comments2023-03-18T03:36:16.379-04:00Comments on And If Not: there is hope, isn't there?secondofwetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03462115510280650016noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634776389542754944.post-10418484397576061112010-08-05T16:24:51.275-04:002010-08-05T16:24:51.275-04:00You know, I can still hear in my mind how grandpa ...You know, I can still hear in my mind how grandpa used to say my name..."Heeyy, therrre, Les-lie!"Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733375660267369746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634776389542754944.post-19575585435637093802010-07-06T17:58:27.519-04:002010-07-06T17:58:27.519-04:00We had a discussion on parents (not parenting) whe...We had a discussion on parents (not parenting) when I worked with the youth (back when I was a really a youth, but in college), and I was trying to explain to them that while it seems like parents who have say 4 kids should be an expert, they're really not. Not to put down any parents,... but it's only one time in your life when you have kids that are 2, 4, 6, 8. So you're an expert of having kids those age for one year really...example of my family...but then somehow they all grow the next year, and it's your first time ever being parents to 3, 5, 7, 9 year olds. And on it goes...when they are 13, 15, 17, 19 years old, it'll be the first time you have kids in middle school, high school, and college. So I totally get what you mean about parenting. And they're always your babies no matter how old they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com