I made mine at a young age of twenty and its nothing short of saving my entire lifetime.
I see perfect sense in the fairy tale adage which says you gotta kiss a frog to get a prince.
And yet I know for sure, that my own daughter would have to go through that same trial by fire before she too wisens to the perils. My warnings about men would fall on deaf ears and though it would tear my heart to see her go through the same shit...It will also give me a chance to tell her abt my youth.
Wide eyed, she'd give me that look of disbelief and then she'd go 'oh my gawd, even you had a jackass of a boyfriend'....we'd both giggle, we'd both share a knowing look and I guess, thats when she'd maybe...just maybe turn into my best friend....For, even my mom was the strictest lady i ever knew...till she let down her guard, when she realized...her daughter had grown up and she didnt have to be all that strict anymore.
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been quite a while since I read your blog.. this one in particular made me comment.
This is what my dad told me when I was at my prime - Grads & Girlfriend..
"I don't mind you smoking or drinking or waste yourself to a paid service but do that in your own money..
..look at yourself from the girlfriend's dad's shoes cos you'd be a dad someday and wouldn't stand sight of a guy like you around your child"
don't know about others but for me it was brutal and honest.
Guess that did it perhaps will work for our younger Gen too...I know what to tell my son already!
Awesome to have you back...feels great when old friends come to visit this almost abandoned blog of mine which i dont write too much.
Love what your dad said...I wish all dads said the same to their sons, life would have had far less treachery & ugly ends...
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