Vandag was goed...

Afrikaans poem by Genie

Vandag was goed
Jy het gelag
En ek kon luister verby myself
Na die lig wat borrel in jou asem
Jy het na my gekyk
Asof ek buite jou staan
Op ‘n afstand wat dit moontlik maak
Vir jou om my te sien

Vir ‘n wyle staan ons so
Ek in my lewe jy in jou eerste paar winterskoene
Wat ons vroegdag saam ontdek het
En my hart maak ‘n deining
Teen die skemerkom
Wat opbou teen die horison
Ek rol my liefde uit teen die nag ‘n rooi tapyt
Vir ‘n klein prins
Om mee te vlieg

Jy gooi jou arms oop
En spat die oomblik uitmekaar
Jou lyf rank op in myne
En die nag breek oop in ‘n duisend liggies
Wat borrel in jou asem

Never knowing

By Loretta D.

Being a parent is about never knowing when you are doing the right thing. When giving advice, you really don’t know that it’s the right advice. We make decisions, but there are no guarantees that they are the right decisions. All we can say, is that at that moment, we give the advice that we think is right - at that moment. Only time will let you know if you passed on the correct advice. We do the best we can. We are not perfect. We work hard at it... and we will be blamed for many things later on (when our children are in therapy about their hang-ups).

To my children and their future offspring, remember there is no school for us parents. There are guidelines only and even those are blurry at best. Whatever we do, say, preach or teach as parents, we do with love, unconditional love.

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Loretta is super mom to two teenagers and two young adults!