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I LOVED YOU ENOUGH
Someday when my children are old enough to understand
the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them:
I loved you enough to ask, where you were going, with whom, and
what time you would be home.
I loved you enough to insist that you save your money and buy a
bike for yourself even though we could afford to buy one for you.
I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover that your new
best friend was a creep.
I loved you enough to make you take a Milky Way back to the
drugstore (with a bite out of it) and tell the clerk "I stole this
yesterday and I want to pay for it."
I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned
your room, a job that would have taken 15 minutes.
I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, and
tears in my eyes. Children must learn that their parents aren't
perfect.
I loved you enough to assume the responsibility for your actions
even when the penalties were so harsh they almost broke
my heart.
But most of all, I loved you enough to say NO when I knew you
would hate me for it. Those were the most difficult battles of all.
I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won too.
Erma Bombeck
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Valentines with Emma