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The young couple was about to have a baby so they thought it would be nice to sit down with his grandpa and ask for some advice. “What can I tell you about raising children?” He said. “About helping them to grow. I guess the first thing would be to be prepared for all the things you do not know.” “I will tell you raising children can be messy…you’ll be joining an exclusive group…who wonder how something so delicate and pure can keep filling up with so much poop” “I will tell you raising children never stops…it will last your whole life long…that sometimes you will do things right…other times you’ll do them wrong.” “How some days it will seem so hard…other days like a piece of cake and the best that you can hope for is to learn from your mistakes.” “Sometimes you’ll wonder, ‘What was I thinking entering into parenthood…when your children are acting up or not behaving the way they should. “Other times love oozes out of you…it’s something you can’t hide…those days when all is running smoothly…when you can sit back and enjoy the ride. “Around the time you’re feeling comfortable…when “We got this! you exclaim…your second child arrives and you realize…no two children are the same. Your parenting confidence takes a hit…you can throw out all those lessons your first child taught……You’ll find some of the things you learned will work…but most of them…will not “You’ll worry as they sleep at night…you’ll worry when they crawl…and when they start to walk…you’ll worry they will fall.” “As they grow it’s not so much their falling that will cause the uneasiness in you…it’s knowing you won’t always be there to catch them when they do.” “Since there is no universal guidebook for raising children…I think the best thing you can do…is to realize while you are raising them…they are also raising you. And when your children have all grown…the house is silent…but your memories are loud…you will smile thinking…hoping…that you did each other proud. You will remember all those moments….all those times you worried…all those times you laughed and cried…and marvel at how after all these years you still have so much love inside. You’ll look back on the life you’ve lived… remembering all the love…and then You’ll smile wishing you could go back in time… and do it all again.”
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