Erma
Bombeck writes:“I see children as kites. You spend a lifetime trying to get them off the ground.You run with them until you’re both breathless … they crash … you add a longer tail … they hit the rooftop … you pluck them out of the spout. You patch and comfort, adjust and teach. You watch them lifted by the wind and assure them that someday they’ll fly.Finally they are airborne, but they need more string so you keep letting it out.With each twist of the ball of twine there is a sadness that goes with the joy, because the kite becomes more distant, and somehow you know it won’t be long before that beautiful creature will snap the lifeline that bound you together and soar as it was meant to soar – free and alone. Only then do you know that you did your job.”
Wow! Well, I don't know about you, but I am so glad that my kites have not yet learn to fly up too high...at this point in my life I get the
privilege of having them low to the ground, but I know one day they will fly up high and I will be proud of their achievements. But right now, I will keep them very close while I can and enjoy them every step of the way!!!
To all the moms out there that are seeing their children graduate this month...you did a great job!
