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Families of the Lounge
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Looks like you beat me to that answer. lol lol
You ain't kidding. I was married for ten years before we had our first one as I was "ready."
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A little boy running around often trying to act like Daddy was one of the highlights of my life.....
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A little boy running around often trying to act like Daddy was one of the highlights of my life.....
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Yeah but when they get the point where they don't want to be like Daddy---that is where the problems begin. That rebellious stage sucks.
hatguy1
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Yeah but when they get the point where they don't want to be like Daddy---that is where the problems begin. That rebellious stage sucks.
Yep. Then about in their 30s (& often with kids of their own) then the light bulb comes back on about their parents' and their wisdom.....
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carouselvic
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Koool
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That kid is NOT messing around!
Great pic, Big Man.
Great pic, Big Man.
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That look on her face says it all. 'Hmmm..maybe I need a matching purse too...come to think of it'....
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I know, I know, but I'm far far far from ready. I'm too young and Ashley is WAYYY too young.
Besides, we aren't even married.
Besides, we aren't even married.
You are never truly "ready".
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My grandmother, Nora Jimerson Brown, was born on this day in 1882. This clipping from the Morganton News Herald was about her 100th Birthday in 1982. That’s my son, Will Brown, IV, giving her a “Birthday kiss”. He was three years old at the time. My Dad had retired the year my son was born, and he kept him much the same way I am now keeping my granddaughter. Every Wednesday, my Dad and son would go to “Maw’s house” (the same house where I now live) where she would fix them dinner. She did this till she was suddenly taken with pneumonia at the age of 99. She recovered, but never fully regained her strength back. She spent her last two years at my Dad’s house, where he took care of her.
"Maw" was a tremendous influence on my life. From her I learned honesty, decency, compassion, self-sacrifice, resilience, duty to others, and most of all, love of family. She touched the lives of many people, both directly and indirectly. To this day, even 32 years after her death in 1983, I still run into people, mostly in their 80s and 90s, who tell me, "your grandmother was so kind to me when I was little."
Maw never had much of anything in the way of material possessions, but she was rich beyond measure with the spirit of love and compassion. I don't believe I ever heard her talk about "religion" - she didn't have to "talk" about it - she lived it every day. I could see the love and compassion of Christ in the way she lived. It wasn't something she had to work at, it came natural. That's just the way she was.
[FONT="]On her death-bed, at the age of 101, she called me to her side and told me: "I want you to know I've loved you more than my own children." That was my inheritance from Maw. To me, that was more valuable than all the money in the world.[/FONT]
carouselvic
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Way Koool!!
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That was a wonderful parting gift.
Babydoll
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Big Man, you brought tears to my eyes. Grandmothers are a wonderful treasure. I'm glad that you had such a special one, and that she knew the treasure she had in you.
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Hey, BigMan; that's one great post, sir. Thanks for that.
I have been truly blessed with a good family. Not a day goes by that I don't give thanks for such a blessing. I've always tried hard to live up to the high standards those who have gone on before me set, and to be a good steward of the legacy entrusted to me. I say "tried", because I certainly have fallen short on way too many occasions.
Even though I wear a size 14 EEE, the "shoes I have to fill" are way too big for me.
Even though I wear a size 14 EEE, the "shoes I have to fill" are way too big for me.
