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What Makes a Parent
Contributed by
dvtpdw
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Wednesday, 28th December 2011 @ 01:46:07 PM in AEST
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Have you ever wondered what makes a father, mother
Have you pondered the gift that separates them from others
I have spent a quantity of time on just this subject
I have custody of my grandson whom his mother neglects
I'm a mother, apparently, with five grandchildren I adore
But my son and daughter failed, they walked out the door
I ask myself, prayed to God, was it something I've done
Did I not teach them how to love, how to care for someone
I ask you, what makes some fathers, mothers sacrifice all
What drives them to ensure their children never fall
Why is their hearts, minds so full of love, concern, joy
That they give body and soul for their little girl or boy
I pose this question to the deadbeat parents out there
The fathers, mothers who go their selfish way with nary a care
Who turn their backs on their children without a single thought
Who show no concern, interest, no matter how hard it's sought
They include fathers, mothers who give no support, time or kisses
Who like to spout they're the best parents, on this they're insistent
They must keep up their false stories to save their public face
Because, you see, they must run full steam in the Jones' race
How can they leave their children and feel no guilt
How can they expect, demand others build their family quilt
Every second spent abandoned by father, mother leaves a dent
These children's souls cry, please love me, we're heaven sent
How can these fathers, mothers not want to see them, touch their hair
Not make sure they're okay, share their triumphs, this is so unfair
Maybe the world around them created this; I doubt that's the cause
Is it how we raised them, made life too easy, causes me to pause
Dear God, I look to you, give me strength and hope to find
What these fathers, mothers feel, what hate is in their mind
I'm trying to understand when a child's love is so deeply set
How can they walk along love's shore, and not get wet
These fathers, mothers have the right, I guess, to live life their way
I hope this freedom was worth it, especially on the day
When their children grow up, realize what's been done to their soul
When the child turns and walks away, leaving them out in the cold
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Re: What Makes a Parent
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by maverick47 on
Wednesday, 28th December 2011 @ 08:55:06 PM AEST
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| POWERFUl AND WELLWRITTEN. It doesn't take education, grooming,teaching. loving or example for two people to have sex and create life but it takes those things and more for two people to be adequate parents. THe more our species pursues instant and excessive gratification the farther away we move from trhe family model |
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