My Boys - Reminding Myself
You love them
They are not the men who hurt you
They are not always trying to trick you
They need your love and guidance
They are not the enemy
Your anger is from fear
Fear of them becoming "those men"
Don't look through fear
Look through love
Don't react in fear
React in love
Fear of them becoming "those men"
Don't look through fear
Look through love
Don't react in fear
React in love
Stop trying to control
Everything
Everyone
Everyday
Them
All the time
Everything
Everyone
Everyday
Them
All the time
Believe the best
Teach the best
Show the best
Hope for the best
See them as who they are
Son's that you love
Linger, stay in the moments
Just one more moment
Dance with them
Laugh at their jokes
Relish when they dance for you
Relish when they laugh with you
Read to them still
Instruct kindly
Again, instruct kindly
React slowly
Again, react slowly
Let them be
React slowly
Again, react slowly
Let them be
See the good
Acknowledge the good
Appreciate the good
There is a lot of good
Hold onto the good
Help them become excellent men
Don't expect them to be mediocre men
They are not the men who hurt you
Don't make them pay for the sins of others
They are not the men who hurt you
Don't make them pay for the sins of others
Enjoy them
Don't suppress them
Celebrate them
Encourage them
Time is leaving
Always leaving
What will they remember?
Don't suppress them
Celebrate them
Encourage them
Time is leaving
Always leaving
What will they remember?
"Love covers a multitude of sins"
So love
It's never too late
By Carole Turner
August 2016
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