September is a month of celebrations in our world as Ben and Frankie and other family members celebrate birthdays.
Frankie was 31 years old on the 10th and Ben is 33 on the 16th.
For those of you with little ones, know this - in a blink of an eye, they will be all grown up.
It's hard to believe that the incident with Ben not being allowed to attend his 8th grade graduation or give the valedictorian speech because his haircut was deemed too short (the school was trying to discourage skinhead activity on campus - like black folks were likely to be skinheads was unfathomable, and was clearly irrelevant to the conversation at the time), happen 20 years ago!
Incredible!
Frankie headed to New York for college as a 16 year old who turned 17 weeks after arriving on campus.
That was fourteen years ago!
Unbelievable!
It's true, if they're this old, then that means I'm no spring chick, but I'm thankful for my 58 years on this planet. They are many who haven't lived to see this, like Terry, my youngest brother, who passed away suddenly at 51, eight years ago.
So, the message today is, enjoy life.
If you have kids, savor the time with them. Let the fun times outweigh the aggravating ones.
I know that that can be hard to do, especially when they become surly teenagers, but remember, this too shall pass.
Besides, if you're lucky, you'll get to enjoy the best part of being a parent, when you become a grandparent. That's when the fun really begins.
Cheers!
Frankie was 31 years old on the 10th and Ben is 33 on the 16th.
For those of you with little ones, know this - in a blink of an eye, they will be all grown up.
It's hard to believe that the incident with Ben not being allowed to attend his 8th grade graduation or give the valedictorian speech because his haircut was deemed too short (the school was trying to discourage skinhead activity on campus - like black folks were likely to be skinheads was unfathomable, and was clearly irrelevant to the conversation at the time), happen 20 years ago!
Incredible!
Frankie headed to New York for college as a 16 year old who turned 17 weeks after arriving on campus.
That was fourteen years ago!
Unbelievable!
It's true, if they're this old, then that means I'm no spring chick, but I'm thankful for my 58 years on this planet. They are many who haven't lived to see this, like Terry, my youngest brother, who passed away suddenly at 51, eight years ago.
So, the message today is, enjoy life.
If you have kids, savor the time with them. Let the fun times outweigh the aggravating ones.
I know that that can be hard to do, especially when they become surly teenagers, but remember, this too shall pass.
Besides, if you're lucky, you'll get to enjoy the best part of being a parent, when you become a grandparent. That's when the fun really begins.
Cheers!
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