The,Parent,Becomes,the,Child,N family The Parent Becomes the Child

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Normal 0                                              The Child Becomesthe Parent!             Having almost flunked highschool because of English and History, and not attending any college oruniversity, I will readily admit to not being the “brightest crayon in the box”(as they say nowadays).        However; having said that, mymental, physical, and emotional facilities have keenly noticed through theyears that a rough 95% of the folks on this elliptical orb we call earth haveno idea as to how to enjoy everyday life. And it also appears that the problem is not confined to any particulargroup of individuals in any country…rich or poor, tall or short, fat or skinny,working class or not, or any other classification one might come up with…exceptone!      Unless children are mentally,physically, and/or emotionally abused by their parent/s, children have thefantastic and wonderful natural ability to enjoy everyday life. From the secondthey are born, whether we realize it or not, their minds are actively soakingup their surroundings through all of their senses.  And if their parent/s will read to them as much as possible, evenwhen they are sleeping, the parent/s will be attributing to their children’sfuture a lot more than they know.       Soon the children arecrawling around on the floor, and wondering what the heck those creatures are(other folks), and what all that other stuff is --- can they throw it? Knock itover? Will it do something funny like bounce? Can they put it in their mouthand eat it? Their minds are not yet filled with a myriad of limitations, andtheir imaginations are running thither and yon through all of the synapticconnections in their brain, and arriving at hundreds of possibilities.       They attempt to put thingstogether to see what it might do. If it doesn’t do something, then they justcrawl away and find something else…they don’t usually get depressed and mad,they just go find something else to do.       For the children’s sake, theparent/s soon have to begin saying “no”, or “don’t do that, it will hurt you”,and placing many other limitations on the children…for safety’s sake, andbecause they love their children. Obviously that is a wonderful thing, for thechildren learn what is, and what is not good for them.      But what have the parentsforgotten to do?  It’s very important,and something that I have told my son off and on for years…the parents forgotto learn from their children!      As parents, we realize thatwe need love to survive and be happy, but we forget that in order to be loved,we must show love.  Children show theirlove when they climb up on your lap and just lay there, and/or they hug you.You may wish to ask yourself the last time you sat on your mate’s lap, huggedthem, and then rested your head on their shoulder?       They present their love andrespect when they ask you what something is, or whey are older, if they can goto someone’s house and play. When is the last time you approached your lovedone, and asked them if they would happen to like to go the park with you, andplay on the swings? Or scoot down the sliding board?      Children show spontaneity bysuddenly picking up a book or magazine and just paging through it. When is thelast time you called your loved one at work, and asked something to the effect:“Guess what I’m wearing in anticipation of when you get home?”       Children exude happiness,determination, and the ability to succeed, when they are playing with animaginary friend (that you cannon see or hear).  When is the last time you imagined something you always wanted,made it one of your dreams, and ten became determined that you are going tosucceed?        Children emanate that theyneed and trust you when they are hurt and come to you for help andconsolation.  When is the last time youwere hurt for some reason, and told your loved one that you needed him/her?       At one time or another in ourlives, we forget how spontaneous we were, how we imagined how we would live ourlives, how we really wanted and needed our loved ones, and showed them throughour actions and words…when we first fell in love!      Folks, this 69 year youngmale is asking you to trust me on this one! When you watch and actually listen to your children, you will not onlyshow and prove you love them, but you will be absolutely amazed at what youwill learn about living and enjoying life. Then just imagine what you can learnabout happiness next!