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19 April
1998—the most beautiful little girl was placed into my arms…after 72 hours of
hard labor, I held her BRIEFLY and commanded the nurse give her to her father.
Within nanoseconds I was asleep and fondly remember waking up in my hospital
suite ringing the nurse, “Where is my baby? I want my baby!” I kept her in the
room with me all night—adoring her totally!
Being the
youngest child of 8 children, I have to admit, I am “kind of” spoiled. Not
spoiled in a materialistic kind of way…I didn’t grow up financially rich, only
rich by being taught the knowledge of God (that is wealthy) and rich in
love. I was spoiled with affection and being told that I can be and do anything
I wanted—I was my only limitation.
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| MyADA--1st born daughter |
Once you
decide to bring a life into this world, YOU are responsible for that life. That
means not only taking care of that child financially—food, clothes, and
shelter—it also means YOU are responsible for that child’s emotional and mental
well-being. It means that every decision YOU make in life affects that child…it
means that YOU can longer be selfish and say, “What about ME?” YOU gave the “all
about me” syndrome up when you decided to bring
a child into this world.
In
difficult times, especially those of self-destruction, you have to evaluate YOU
and stay AWARE…ensure that situations, good for you or bad for you, are not
HORRIFIC for your child. Parents claim they will “die for their child”…if someone
mess with your child, you are ready to kick ass like there is no tomorrow; yet,
YOU will keep your child in an environment that corrupts them both emotionally
and mentally. When and where does the cycle end?
The life
you live, would you want that life for your child? If you could bottle the pain
you have felt as a child…as a woman, as a man…and break it so that it never
reaches your child, would you? Would you protect them at all costs?
At the age
of 10, I can remember my Mahm taking my sister, my brother, and me…loading us
into the car…leaving behind all of her material possessions for the sake of her
sanity…her life…our emotional and mental protection. She started over…she did
not look back. Did it hurt her? YES!!! Did she cry? Many nights. Did she
survive? She sure did.
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| KerriBerri--my Babygirl |
Being a
parent means you cannot be selfish…you have to find a way to channel negative
energy and unhealthy ways of life into positivity. You have to guide and direct
your child by EXAMPLE. Child rearing is the epitome of “monkey see, monkey do!
It is that simple. It is not complicated. Children are not BLIND. They see your
pain. They feel your hurt. They ARE affected by it.
If you have
your child living in an environment that will leave them with permanent
scars—whether it be physical, sexual, mental, or emotional—and you are AWARE of
this…YOU are the abuser of your child. It is NOT FAIR to them to have to endure
abuse and/or neglect because of your selfishness.
Self-evaluate…get
help…take action…and be responsible for all that you do—your child will thank
you and most importantly, your child will RESPECT that you loved them enough to
deliver yourself and them from evil.
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