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ExNameForUse 53F
4244 posts
2/27/2022 6:56 am
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ExNameForUse 53F
5764 posts
2/27/2022 6:57 am

There is never too much love. It is a mighty beautiful power when unleashed and set free.


drmgirl622 68F  
26111 posts
2/27/2022 7:11 am

I, personally, do not have children. I was the oldest in my family, so I look at my younger siblings as my children especially since my Mother has passed. With that said, I try so hard to be an example for them and let them know how important they are to me. As for my legacy......let it be that I was a kind soul.


ExNameForUse replies on 2/27/2022 2:51 pm:
You are not only kind soul, Girl, but one of a kind, my friend.

Devilzcharm 64M/64F
198 posts
2/27/2022 7:40 am

LIFE
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is a sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
Mother Theresa


ExNameForUse replies on 2/27/2022 2:52 pm:
..to be lived in all its greatness and depths..

max012454 70T

2/27/2022 9:10 am

You have said it perfectly. I raised my son with love, hugs, kisses, and support (along with discipline when needed). His childhood was chaotic as his mother is mentally ill and an alcoholic. His choice was to have 2 parents under one roof, and I honored that, until I couldn't anymore. But by then he was an adult and away at college. I always made sure he understood that her issues were not his fault and the demons that haunted her were not his responsibility. I tried to shield him from the worst of it, but I never lied to him either. I answered his questions truthfully and at a level he was able to understand. He is now 28 years old, married, and a loving, compassionate, patient, and empathetic adult. We have talked a number of times about his childhood and the impact it has had on him. He admitted it was difficult at times, but he always knew that he was loved deeply by both his mother and me. I couldn't be prouder of him. So, love may not conquer all, but it surely gives someone a fighting chance.


ExNameForUse replies on 2/27/2022 2:55 pm:
I think you can be proud of your son and what you have left as your legacy to your son, Max.
Thank you for sharing your experience with me and us all.

DancingDom 74M
22590 posts
2/28/2022 12:45 pm

There is no guide book or specific way to care for your loved ones. You just do and love them as best as you can. You can't ask for more. You will make mistakes, but you are human, no one is perfect.Neither you or your son, Just love him as you have.

"One Big Sky Covers Us All Equally"


ExNameForUse replies on 2/28/2022 2:46 pm:
When I am all rational and sensible, those are my thoughts as well, DD.
When I am carried away with emotions a bit.. then I have zillion doubts 🙂

jenny14 75T  
90348 posts
2/28/2022 8:21 pm

Ex

I totally agree with you! e must give our Loved Ones as much warmth as we can and constantly review our lives!

A great post


A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw

Jenny


ExNameForUse replies on 3/1/2022 2:22 am:
You are correct, Jenny.
Evaluating what we do, how we do it, noticing the consequences we cause.. important part of life lived with awareness.
Unfortunately, so often we remember to do that either when someone pass away or is sick.

ridermantel 68M

3/1/2022 9:48 am

I like everything you said and feel. Life is so slow when you are young. One day you turn and look back and see all you have done and experienced. And then when you turn back around life has caught up with you. It has gone by in a flash. But we were told that all along as we were growing up. I remember an incident with a friend when we were very young. He got in some sort of trouble and his father sent him to bed without any supper. The next morning his father apologized to him. My friend's mom asked his dad, "What if you never saw him again and that was your last act?" Well, I never forgot that. I also worked with my uncle for a while. After work I said "goodby" and started to get in my car. He shouted "Never say goodbye, always say goodnight."


ExNameForUse replies on 3/1/2022 10:08 am:
You know, rider, if there is anything I will regret, and in fact, I am already, those are the times when I was too hard on my son.
And whenever now we have some disagreements or difficulties to communicate well and understand each other, the only thing I bear in mind is to whatever I need to tell him, to tell him in a way where he will without any doubt know that he is loved no matter what.
It is what he will have with him as long as there is him, and after I am gone.
I don't have nice memories of my mother. Nor my brother, and father I barely remember. Nothing can fill the void and the feeling that you are not loved and cherished by those who were supposed to love you and protect you the most.
I don't want that to be the inheritance I shall leave to my son. It is not always easy, but what else is there in this f**** up world but to be there for those we love and who count on us?

aliljaded 53F
8926 posts
3/9/2022 11:01 am

"Made me think if I loved my son enough, kissed and hugged him enough, had enough understanding and tolerance, patience when needed. I know I am doing my utmost, but is that enough?

Made me think about what will I leave to him as my legacy. Not in material things, but what he will be keeping inside of him when thinking of me. Did I manage to plant the seed of compassion, of warmth and care, empathy, acceptance of differences, and knowing the real value of things and people, to be fearless, and never stop working on his dreams"…

I missed this post when it was originally posted. It blew me away when I read it. I have two grown sons. I raised them both on my own. I always wondered about those same things. They are absolute gentlemen. I couldn't be prouder.
Your words resonated so much with me. Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece.

I came across this piece. I wanted to share it with you.

Sons

Teach your sons to say sorry. To admit they need to stop and ask for directions or that they have no idea how to fix an engine. Allow them to cry. Let them love whoever steals their heart; the tall, dark and bearded barista or the brown-eyed bohemian artist who punctuates every laugh by biting her lip. They may have your sense of humor or dimples, but they are not you. Let them be them. And, emotional constipation is not hereditary, it's taught.

All the Best,
~M

"Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”


ExNameForUse replies on 3/10/2022 10:16 am:
Dear M, it is a lovely piece, and thank you for sharing it with me. I took some time before responding as "emotional constipation" got me really hard.
I often think, when I try to understand why my son, who is a teenage young man, sometimes can be rude and deliberately trying to hurt me. And I realized it is exactly that - holding back his own emotions, hiding behind rudeness, protecting himself from being hurt, or hiding how something already hurts him.
It is why I so often feel like I am dancing on the wire with him... as I have often been rude, or better to say distant and cold to people who I loved and who loved me, protecting myself from another pain.
I know that when you hurt someone you love it is because you have yourself been hurt deeply. Hence, keeping yourself in a safe place - emotionally constipating.
And I am doing all I can not let my son dive into that place as I know how hard it is to come back...


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