To My Child

TO MY CHILD . . . Just for this morning, I am going to smile when I see your face and laugh when I feel like crying. Just for this morning, I will let you choose what you want to wear, and smile and say how perfect it is....

Child to Parent

CHILD TO PARENT * Don’t spoil me, I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I am only testing you. * Don’t be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it. It makes me feel more secure. * Don’t let me form...

Only One Childhood

ONLY ONE CHILDHOOD I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make believe little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even...

Buying Time

BUYING TIME A man came home from work late again, tired, irritated, and stressed, to find his 6-year-old son waiting for him at the door. “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” “Yeah, sure, what is it?” replied the man. “Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”...