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The father is the creator of the new life.
The first man a young girl loves,
And is the first she lets go of.
He teaches what it is to be a good man to the son,
And gives insight as to what the daughter should
Look for in the potential spouse.
He shows the strengths and promise of life well lived.
The mother is the bearer of the new life.
She is the first woman a man loves and will never let go of.
The teacher of the heart and soul to her children,
And strength of the family they came from.
She bears the tears and pain in quietude that life has brought
And gives us the beauty of inner peace.
The single parent is caught in trying to bring the strengths,
To an "incomplete" family, of both sides of the parent equation.
But the strengths of the individual compensates for the loss, if done right.
To see that which is needed and when is of import to the parent,
Is it real, or necessary, or a splurge to give what the child wants?
Or, is it the promise of what could be.
The single parent has their weaknesses but the love they possess out lasts the mistakes made.
- COMMENTS
Ashesh9over 10 years agoSacrificing Uncles& Aunts & cousins also : i did have outstandin' teachers , school & College Principals , professors & of course Chartered Accountants under whom i did my articleship & from whom i learnt a lot accountancy , income tax , audit plus how to be a good human being ! Thank you friend40 for writing this poem & sparking off fond remininscin' :5-ed .
Oldbear63over 10 years agoWe never stop thinking about them, thanking and blaming. I consciously tried to be the "ideal" described to both my boys because my dad did not. I wonder if he ever said that.
friend40over 10 years agoAuthorI was looking at the Ideal we think of in the first two parts. The last was the reality, that of being the single parent of a daughter and son from preschool on. They are now 28 and 27 respectively.
I appreciate your comments as much of it is true in today's world. Thank you.
LesseloovesPeterover 10 years agoI grew up with two parents and my dad was no example and my mom had no heart and soul. In my opinion it's not the parents who define these things in children per se, but the loving, attentive adults in children's lives. Teachers, aunts, uncles, grandparents, mentors, older siblings, coaches. I have a theory that there's a strong correlation between the succuss a child experiences in their lifetime and the number of caring, attentive, committed adults in their lives... and if, in the case of a single parent, that's one, well that's one more than some kids with two parents have.
Then, of course, there's the whole nature/nurture debate but that's even further off topic.
