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Intergenerational Bonding
Then there was this poem she wrote at
about age 16:
FATHER
&
FRIEND
It seems like you've always been there for
me,
Not
as
authority but
as
my friend.
Something inside you only I can see,
Like
a
noise in
a
whispering wind.
My time spent with you has been
worthwhile,
Especially the day of the baseball game
You knew how to bring my face to
a
smile,
It makes me feel like
a
queen in her reign.
Overcoming the trials that we once had,
Inside of my heart I would always know,
A bond shared by
a
daughter and her
dad,
So
special that it would forever grow.
So
to my father and my special friend,
All my blessing and love to you I send.
And yes, it is frustrating to try to sort out
good from bad. It's just that between the good
and the bad are a lot of wise and respectively
unwise actions. Wise actions usually lead to
good results, and unwise actions often lead to
bad results. That is what we've tried to teach
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