7/15/2008

Kahlil Gibran: On Children

Kahlil Gibran was my mother's favorite poet/philosopher, and this poem was her guiding light.

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Bill Simpson said...
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Bill Simpson said...

a very nice poem tho i cannot entirely agree with the old sage. i believe our children are very much our children until the day they die. no one will care about them or love them as much as we do. it behooves us to help them become independent beings with good self-esteem capable of striking out on their own and thinking for themselves. but it also, and i am, admittedly, new to this parenting game, seems vital that we make certain our children know we will help them up when they fall and that we will be there when life offers a snag or a pinch. which, as we know, it often does.