Paula
 
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,
enough trials to make you strong,
enough sorrow to keep you human and
enough hope to make you happy.
Joined: Apr 30, 2004
Points: 785
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For Parents
Original Message Jan 28, 2005 6:26 am |
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skyking3
Joined: Nov 14, 2002
Points: 217
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Re: For Parents
Reply #6 Jan 29, 2005 4:00 pm |
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hey paula, it gets hectic quite often.......................theres 3 boys and 2 girls.......... oldest is 16 , next is 14, then 12 , 11, and my youngest is 5 goin' on 6 in may................... between racing , ball sports and working 3rd shift , its hard to find time for almost anything else..................but i wouldnt have it any other way............ thanks for asking, bill |
skyking3
Joined: Nov 14, 2002
Points: 217
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Re: For Parents
Reply #8 Jan 30, 2005 9:07 am |
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hi paula, you're so right 'bout not sittin' still.......... the sports and racing are all for the kids and believe me their schedules are hard to keep track of......... as of right now my oldest races a Slingshot ...............i posted the website in my profile but it doesn't seem to show up............. http://www.berkracing.zoomshare.com/.........http://www.slingshotbytobias.com/................. 2 of my kids arent from me , but they might as well be ....................their s.o.b. "real" dad committed suicide 2 years ago............ luckily we were close by then.................. well ...........back to the wrestling match...............its 4 on 1, i'll let you guess on who they ganged up on............... have a great day, bill |
Walt
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. -T. Roosevelt
Location: Chester County, PA
Joined: Dec 31, 2004
Points: 148
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Re: For Parents
Reply #11 Feb 1, 2005 5:03 am |
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Paula, You DO have kids! I have one "Special needs" (great fun but lots of work), and one "Special Monster" (great fun but lots of work) . I look forward to your "movie" (everytime I get to the "real theater" it's dark and I fall asleep......Ahhhhhh....Sleeeeeeep!) Hey, yeh it costs me $7.50 but a full feature can give me up to 3 hours of sleep!!! The theater says I can't bring in food or drink, but they don't say anything about a pillow and blanket! Ahhh...I see a Double Feature! Again, Many thanks, Walt
This message was modified Feb 1, 2005 by Walt
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Emmo
Joined: May 22, 2003
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Re: For Parents
Reply #12 Feb 1, 2005 8:22 am |
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To Paula, Walt and anyone else to whom this may apply,
As parents of "Special" children, I think we have a special mission in life. It obviously isn't an easy task but I hope you, as have I, realize that it also has its own special rewards. Once my dtr. came along, I saw life a whole lot differently. You are forced to see things thru the childs eye and realize that our whole reason for being on this planet isn't what we thought it was.
I know the things that I used to hold important, really aren't so important anymore. It changes EVERYTHING. Careers, relationships, hobbies, residency, daily schedules etc can all get changed. (All of these things have changed in our house).
Would I make my dtr. "normal" if I could?, of course. Since that isn't possible, would I "trade" my dtr. in? not a chance!
It takes "special" parents to raise "special" children and I guess that old phrase (that I'm sure you have heard more times than you care to guess) that "God doesn't give you anything that you can't handle" is especially true in this case.
God bless you all who were honored with one of these "gifts".
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....and then they turn around and do something so sweet, you wondered how you ever got mad at them in the first place. 
. But, I bet you can't imagine life without any single one of them. 
)..