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F Is For Family |
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2009-10-14
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F Is For Family
I listen to you almost everyday while I clean. And when I came across this, while listening to your show on podcast, I thought it was only right to share it in hopes that you will see the mom you have help me be and remind me to be always.
My 12 year old son had another alpha-biography due that morning. He wrote it the night before and left the rough draft on the table. As I was cleaning I almost just wadded it up and was going to head to the recycle. But, I thought otherwise and glad I did so. I really wish you could see it in his writing, but then you probably couldn't read it. Anyways, this is it
F is for Family
Families are very important in our lives. They can do a lot. The more you do as a family the closer you get. The closer you get, the more fun you have together. Families are important because they can help you with things such as homework, how to do something on the computers, and they also can drive you places. Families can also be fun to hang out with, you can go see a movie some were or just stay at home and play games. Some things my family does is play board games, go to movies, have dinner at restaurants, go to family and friends' houses, and just have fun together. One of the things my family does most is travel. The reason we travel is because of sports and if we don't travel for sports well then that just means we're on vacation. When we go on vacation we usually go to Disneyland. One thing I have learned about my parents is to never argue with them because you will always lose. A thing I have learned is to never get in an argument with my brothers or never get in a fight with them, but for some reason I always do. I mostly win the fights but not always the argument because my mom is involved in that one. In my family I only have one sister and she always wins everything. She is also the oldest, that's probably one of the reasons she wins is because she is smarter and she gone through the same things. My life lesson is having a family can be helpful, fun, and sometimes painful.
This is from my 1st boy, 2nd child of 4 children. I can only assume the "painful" part is from the fun wrestling/horsing around he and his brothers do that can get out of hand sometimes and needs the adult to intervene and redirect their focus.
I can honestly say, there is no greater calling than a mother and this letter made my day and probably made many months to come. My husband walked in as I was laughing at some of the comments and ask what was so funny. I replied "Our son's alpha-biography, did you read it?" and his immediate response was "Oh, great! Is he going to get a bad grade on it?" My reply "He better not because it is all heart!" As he read it, he too laughed and saw how great to see life through a 12 year old boy. He also commented that I was being called out for interfering in the "arguments".
In closing, I will take this opportunity to thank you for all your hard work, efforts, bluntness, and loud voice to all of us mothers/parents in doing the right thing. My sisters and I always make jokes about "you need to call Dr. Laura" in regards to all the little things in life that can cause so much turmoil and heartache. However, this is what I choose to focus on and enjoy, is my children, their happiness, and their love for their family. You can feel our son's love for his family, our family, and I can only hope that someday, all kids will have that same out look for their families too.
Thank you again! I sincerely mean that and want you to know, you are the one who builds us up and makes us stronger each day, through the work you do.
C.
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