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Lessons From Childhood
As parents we work hard...
we constantly endeavor
To teach our children lessons
We hope will last forever...
Like kindness, acceptance, love...
compassion, sympathy and sharing
Like tenderness, humanity,
Like empathy and caring.
So when life gets confusing
when they feel lost...misunderstood
Their foundation will be strong
built on lessons from childhood.
Lessons meant to help them
In a world that can feel misbegotten
Lessons we hope they remember...
Lessons many...have forgotten.
Periodically
I consider children raising children, teen mothers with no support system, drug infused homes, criminal environments with kids et al and wish there was more support for such kids - Big Brothers and Sisters should be the largest corporation in this country. No red tape, no huge intervention by state run agencies and the courts. Just help where it is needed, mentorships, and apprenticehips to teach daily life skills and practical learning and language skills to enter the work force. The schools have failed. I just think about it. ~allets~