i got this quote from a tech magazine. . .and have posted the page on the hutch in my office. this is truth and this truth is apparent in so many situations. as a parent i realize that my children do not always know what they need. in life, we often don't know what we need either. . .though we think we do.
a recent illustration comes to mind. tonight i took my warrior child to the "blue man store" (best buy) to have the battery replaced in the wife's computer. while we were waiting in line for the geek squad to look at the machine, the son noticed balloons and one of the nice employees there gave him a choice green balloon (green is his favorite color). only seconds after receiving it, he wanted to "put it away". since i had already tied it to the cart, i tried to convince him we were allowed to keep it and take it home to mom. even after getting in the car, he continued to say "put it away". i was starting to get the idea that he really didn't have an interest in keeping the balloon. so i began to sell him on the idea of letting it go up to the clouds. he began repeating my excited mantra and when we arrived at the house, i let him let it go up to the clouds. we watched it with glee and cheered it's ascent. . .until he turned to me and said "get it back". as i broke reality to my son, he wept. . .hard. for the rest of the night, all joy would eventually crumble before tears and sobs of "my balloon in the cloiuds". from now on, no balloon shall ever be purposely sent to the clouds if i can help it.
more later. . .
peace and java
