ThisisthesongmylittleJtaughtmelastsummerandIreallyreallylikeit.Manytimes,ithelpedmethroughdifficultmoments,especiallywhenmylovedonesstruggle.
IknowallIcandoisbethere,withhim,forhim,watchhim,listentohim.
ManytimesIremindmyself"Loveispatient,loveiskind,..itkeepsnorecordofwrongs.."
Andtrustme,Ireallygrowasapersonaftereverystruggle.
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Thispastweek,almosteveryday,Jwouldsaytomewhileweareontheroadtohisschool"Mom,let'stellsomejokes."
(Sorry,hedoesnotknowyetthathecansay,let'scrackajoke.)
Mostofthetime,mymindwouldjustgoblank,becausereallythereisnojokethere.
"Mommy,itisjustajoke."
"Idon'tknowhowtotellthejoke."(IjustrealizethatIbecometooseriousinmyadultlife,,sad :-()
"Youcanreaditfrommyimaginarybook."
Oops,...[
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SinceJhasverystructuredandlong-hourlifeatschoolMondaythroughFridayatageof4,Itryveryhardtoholdbackmytemptations,andonlyputhimintoswimmingprogramthisyearovertheweekend.Thisway,Icanhavetheflexibilitytotakehimtodifferentplacesandactivities.Sometimeswejuststayhomeanddonothingspecial.Iwilldosomehousechoreswhileheplayswithhistoys.
ButoftenIstillsurprisedhowmuchcouldhappeninoneweekend,howmuchIcanguide...[
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Weallhavethiskindofexperience:onceawhilewegobacktoourparentsplace,noneedtodoanyhousechores,justtotallyrelaxed,enjoyourcomfortablefoodthatparentsprepare,haveasmuchsnacksaswewant,candy,chip,chocolates..younameit,watchTVforaslongaswewish,stayuplate,getuplate,noworries,noresponsibilities,nokids,justpurelyreceivingthelovetheyshoweronus.
Everythingiswonderful.
Butafterawhile,westillwanttoleave,b...[
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Overtheweekend,Ihad8kidsand11adultscomeoverforaveryinformalgathering.OriginallyIwasworriedthattherewasnotenoughspacetoaccomondatesomanypeople.Buttomysurprise,itturnedoutquiteok.
Imovedafutonintolivingroomtocreatemoreseatingsandthenopenedupallthebedroomsforthekidstoplay.Girlsplayedinoneroomwiththelittlekitchenforsometime,andboysstayedinJ'sroommostoftimefortheboardgames.Parentswerechattinginthel...[
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LastNovember,GordonLightfootresumedhistraditionalperformanceatMasseyHallforfournights.
Thetheaterwaspackedwithpeople.Tomysurprise,themajorityoftheaudiencewasmiddle-agedorover.Someofthembroughttheirchildrenorgrandchildrenalong.
That’sthetimeIrealizedthiswassomethingdifferentfromapopstarconcert.
Thelightwasdeemedandherehewas,walkingontothestagewithhisfourpieceband.
Slimbuildwithsimp...[
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Afriendsharedwithmea80pagesfamilymemohismomwrote.Itwasbeautifullywritten,edited,printedwithfamilypicturesinbetweenandafamilytreeattheend.WhenIbrowsedthroughthepagesIwasreallyimpressedbythebeaufyofthelanguage,thesenseofhomour,thespiritualinbetweenthelines.ItwasastoryofawomanwhowasraisedinadecentfamilyinEurope,hadtofleeEuropetoCanadainWorldWarTwo,wentthroughallthehardshipsandfinallysettl...[
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ForJ,mydearestsonandme,itisourroutinetohavebreakfastattheGoldenGriddledownthestreetintheweekend.
Jnormallywouldjustorderakidscombo,likedollarpancake,orchickennugget,andformyself,acupofcoffeewithtoastisgoodenough.
Itistruethatwecanhavethiskindoffoodalmosteverywhereinthecity,butwestillgobacktothisplacealmosteveryweekend.
Why?Youareright,itisnotonlybecauseofthefood,itismainlybecauseofth...[
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Ireceivedasmallgiftyesterday.Itwasabeautifulmagnetwiththeimageofaprettyladysittingonthebench,bitingaredapple.Besideherisabasketapple.Onthebottomofthemagnet,itreads“It'snevertoolatetocreateanewbody.”
Yes,itisnevertoolatetocreateanewbody.
Buthow?Iguessthisisthebiggestquestion.
Imyselfhavebeentryingtogettothat“idea”bodyforawhile.Ondiet,ondrug,slimprogram,andfinallyexercise.
Ondiet...[
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Twodaysago,afriendofminesentmefouremailsjustaskingmetogiveheracall.
IwassoworriedifanythingwrongwithherthatIcalledherrightaway.
Shesoundedverydisturbed,butluckilyeverythingwasfinewithher,whichmademefeelrelieved.
“Didyoureadtoday’snewspaper?”Sheaskedme.
“No.Anynews?”
“Therewasacaraccidentinthemorningandtwoyouthskilled.”
“Ok.Andthen?”Iwasstillverypuzzled,didnotunders...[
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