~Be their guiding light(snippet)

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Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 15, 2009, 9:04pm EDT

my mother was and still is my guiding light...I mirror my mother.

Who is your guiding light?

Dianna Doles-Petry Oct 15, 2009, 9:26pm EDT

Very Sweet! I think my father was my guiding light.

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 15, 2009, 9:49pm EDT

thanx dianna =)

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Kushal Poddar Oct 15, 2009, 9:45pm EDT

Madly says; Eeee.

taste of tannin

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 15, 2009, 9:49pm EDT

eeeeee! ;D

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 15, 2009, 9:49pm EDT

thought of mad monkey when writing this =D

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Cathie M. Oct 15, 2009, 9:51pm EDT

That is such a precious thing.

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 15, 2009, 10:11pm EDT

thank you cathi. I've been observing children lately so that I can write about their innocence.

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 15, 2009, 10:11pm EDT

actually, some of us still have that innocence in us.

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Chris Brockman Oct 15, 2009, 10:18pm EDT

What a boon it would be for humankind if we could help people be better parents. But how?

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 15, 2009, 10:24pm EDT

I know right. the how is hard to say. everyone is a parent diff. wouldn't know the answer really.

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 15, 2009, 10:25pm EDT

everything my mom taught me, I did the opposite. I made mistakes but I learned from them.

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Marsha S. Oct 15, 2009, 10:47pm EDT

very true

Chris Brockman Oct 15, 2009, 10:59pm EDT

A lot depends on circumstance, and a lot depends upon the children themselves, but some people are ill-eauipped to be parents at all, let alone good parents.

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 16, 2009, 2:07pm EDT

I totally agree chris. thank you marsha

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Michelle S. Oct 15, 2009, 11:45pm EDT

indeed....tis true. :)

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 16, 2009, 2:06pm EDT

thanx michelle

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Ed Da Head Toker Oct 16, 2009, 3:06am EDT

how true it is.

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JOHN BECK Oct 16, 2009, 6:50am EDT

An important reminder delightfully displayed, Dawn. A mother was called to school because of some language her son had used. In telling about it, she said, "Where the f--- does he get that s---?

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 16, 2009, 2:06pm EDT

thank you john. you're right. they get it from the ones that the parents would least expect. themselves. I have a friend who has a little boy. he won't quit cussing. one day she finally asked him if he's learning it at school. the little boy said from mom and dad. his mom and dad cuss around him all the time and wonder where the child gets it from. children mimic everything they see their parents do and say.

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 16, 2009, 2:06pm EDT

not just parents. siblings and other ppl.

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Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. Oct 16, 2009, 10:11am EDT

very poignant~ but not always~ =)

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 16, 2009, 2:03pm EDT

so true. uma! =)

Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) Oct 16, 2009, 2:03pm EDT

all she needs now is glowing green eyes ;)

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Marilyn is looking for whatever there is. N. Oct 16, 2009, 6:11pm EDT

Dawn,

I learned, strangely, apparently I was always an 'old soul', from both of my parents, but I learned what I didn't want to be like. Yes, backwards, I know, but it depends on the circumstances - everyone, including you, is right about that.

So, when I had Dave, I already knew that abuse was wrong, following in the footsteps of people that hurt me, was also wrong. Odd, maybe, but we're still all very close and love unconditionally - no matter what. That's to say, Dave, Mark and I - my parents passed away years ago.

This is featured in the group, Our Neighborhood,

because if we all lived there, we'd all be helping out, keeping that wide-eyed innocence alive in children.

Thank, Dawn,

Marilyn

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Jackie T. Oct 17, 2009, 11:50am EDT

So true, Dawn...my parents are and will always be my guiding light :)

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