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Pay Back Most of us can probably remember a frustrated parent uttering a curse that goes something like “One of these days God will punish you by giving you a just like you.” Thankfully none of my were just like me, although I can imagine how much fun I might have had with a creative mind that matched mine. However, some of the traits that aggravated my parents and grandparents did show up. My oldest came up with some unique things, like drawing unhappy stick figures on her toy box permanent marker to express her anger when I was sick and not able to give her the attention she wanted. I suppose this could be interpreted as expressing her feelings in art. Unfortunately she did not nurture this in spite of opportunity and currently has to deal with bottling up her feelings. She is also tuned into what can either be defined spiritually as the spirit world or scientifically as being able to perceive things beyond the normal human frequencies of sound and sight. While I did my best to nurture this she ended up shutting it down, I suspect due to peer pressure. Once she gave into this her biggest fear remains not fitting in or being different. All that aside the thing I remember most from her early years was her doing something completely off the wall. When I called her on it she would respond the same way I did. “But you didn’t tell me I couldn’t.” Hard to argue as it was true but fortunately I had more patience and understanding than my caretakers had and would tell her “That’s because I never thought about you doing that.” followed by a discussion of why she shouldn’t. Both of my daughters chose careers in health and / or human services just as I and most of my family have. One is currently a preschool teacher working on her social work certification. The other started out preparing to be an RN. Although her physical problems precluded this she went into the dental hygiene field and was very fortunate to find herself in a management position at a local college program in this field before her physical problems limited her physical activity further. The youngest has a passion for helping others but chooses a different arena than I did. This is interesting because I am not good at relating to the people she does and she has no interest and even an aversion to the types I always related well to. My 3 grandchildren all have some of my traits. The oldest is creative and artistic. She attends a magnet high school that has an expanded program in the arts as well as a solid academic program. As a freshman in high school she and a friend are working in the school studio producing a Youtube channel for credit. She is also more adventuring and drives her parents crazy with things she wants to do that only I can understand and agree with. The youngest has my determination. My favorite quote from her is “but Izzy says no” as she stands her ground. Great answer to the standard frustrated parental “Because I said so.” She is definitely not one to do thing just because she is told to. If you can give her good reasons she will do anything but definitely not because she is told to. School has taught her that there are times when you have to go along with things you don’t agree with but you still don’t have to like it. My grandson unfortunately inherited some of my neurological faulty wiring. He also has my ability to perceive things in the spiritual / enhanced frequency perception range and shows a natural understanding for abstract concepts. He expresses himself well through art work. So while none of my or grandchildren turned out “just like me” I can see a bit of myself and my family in them all as they frustrate their parents the way I did mine. Spiritwoman ^i^ |
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5/21/2016 6:46 pm |
Is it just me or does the youngest child tend to be the most rebellious? I can understand a person like yourself, or your daughter, having special visual or auditory abilities. I am hampered in both areas from many years of abusing my eyes with UV rays and my ears with the sounds of exploding materials, but when you say spiritually, do you mean actually seeing things which others cannot see or hearing things others cannot hear? Fossil Spiritwoman ^i^
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5/21/2016 6:54 pm |
Is it just me or does the youngest child tend to be the most rebellious? I can understand a person like yourself, or your daughter, having special visual or auditory abilities. I am hampered in both areas from many years of abusing my eyes with UV rays and my ears with the sounds of exploding materials, but when you say spiritually, do you mean actually seeing things which others cannot see or hearing things others cannot hear? Fossil Spiritwoman ^i^
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5/21/2016 6:55 pm |
Definitely and it's scary until you can understand it. Spiritwoman ^i^
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My daughter Mary, was having a particularly trying time with her little five year old a few years ago, and in exasperation, she said, "I hope when you grow up, you have a son just like you!" He looked at her, his eyes got big and he said, "Oh no, Mommy, I wouldn't like that at all." At least her laughter helped lift her mood. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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5/22/2016 8:18 am |
Nether of mine got addicted to booze and nicotine as I did. For that I am very grateful.
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5/23/2016 10:22 am |
My daughter Mary, was having a particularly trying time with her little five year old a few years ago, and in exasperation, she said, "I hope when you grow up, you have a son just like you!" He looked at her, his eyes got big and he said, "Oh no, Mommy, I wouldn't like that at all." At least her laughter helped lift her mood. Spiritwoman ^i^
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