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"SSC(PY&CW) What about the kids?"
Superman 3156 desperate attention whore postings
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06-14-01, 05:29 AM (EST)
 
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"SSC(PY&CW) What about the kids?" |
I sit alone, yet completely surrounded by my own creations. They walk and talk and cry and scream...and I take it in stride. Ignoring what needs to be ignored and tending to the important. It's fun to watch and wonder. How can such profound knowledge spout from the mouth of a six year old girl? And oddly enough, how can that statement of knowledge, be followed up with an action that reeks of total ignorance? And I wonder; Am I wrong to laugh? They didn't ask to be born
I summoned them at will
I know they'll grow to hurt me
But, yet I love them still The day grows longer as I grow older. Aging from the endless questions, praying for bedtime, dying for a cigarette. As I smoke, I can feel the minutes slipping away from my lifespan, but considering the circumstances, I don't mind at all. And then... I'm greeted with a smile exposing a new tooth, a lost tooth, a black eye, a first step, a broken heart, a dead goldfish... and then it all seems worthwhile. Even with my anorexic patience
and my ever burning fuse
I hope to never see the day
I have to cut the cord from you And then the fear sets in......
And I have questions of my own...
If I don't know the difference between right and wrong, how the Hell am I supposed to teach these people? My mind meanders in a thousand different directions and the places it goes are foreign and scary to me. I curse myself for having these thoughts, all the while blaming someone else. The children walk to me and I blush. Having these thoughts while someone is looking is like, answering the phone naked. They come in a mob, a gorgeous mob. The oldest holding the youngest, the youngest holding a handful of the middle child's hair. A big ball of tears, hair, blood and dirt comes rolling in my direction. And it is beautiful.... I look at my girls and I wonder if she sees my eyes glaze over while she tells me the same damn "knock-knock" joke for the 600th time. And I wonder if she'll ever appreciate the fact that I laugh harder after each punchline. I look at my boy and pray that the apple has fallen far, far away from the tree. Somehow I know it hasn't. I can see the spark in his eye. That evil gleem that tells me he's gonna cut himself just to watch it bleed. He's going to jump off the roof with nothing but an umbrella. He was born without nerve endings, tear ducts, or a conscience. He's just like me........ and I pity him. The patience of a saint
with power over few
I've created all of this
Why shouldn't I be God, too? They ask for my guidance and leadership which, in itself, causes me to chuckle. Every problem is magnified 200 times when it lives in the mind of a child. I purge myself of a combination of my father's wisdom, my mother's grace and throw in a little ad-libbing from my heart. They go their seperate ways and I'm all alone again, yet surrounded..... How can such profound knowledge spout from the mouth of a twenty-seven year old man? And oddly enough, how can that statement of knowledge, be followed up with an action that reeks of total ignorance? And I wonder; Am I wrong to laugh?
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Lisapooh 12664 desperate attention whore postings
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06-14-01, 10:01 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: SSC(PY&CW) What about the kids?" |
Oh Supe - me too - I got all misty eyed! This was awesome! I loved the part about the knock knock joke! Isn't being a superhero enough? Now you have to go and dominate two categories with one post!
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Drive My Car 20045 desperate attention whore postings
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06-14-01, 11:04 AM (EST)
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8. "RE: SSC(PY&CW) What about the kids?" |
Crying.
Oh Supe this is so beautiful, just so completely wonderful.I loved it all, but these are lines that killed me. >Even with my anorexic patience
and my ever burning fuse
I hope to never see the day
I have to cut the cord from you And then the fear sets in......
And I have questions of my own... If I don't know the difference between right and wrong, how the Hell am I supposed to teach these people?< Thanks for sharing this.
Darn that Superman, he either makes us girls laugh or cry. EBug
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VampKira 4433 desperate attention whore postings
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06-14-01, 11:15 AM (EST)
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9. "RE: SSC(PY&CW) What about the kids?" |
*stands in stunned silence*OH MY! The first thing I see when I finally get back on line...WOW!(Verizon sucks, BTW) Supe..this is one of the most amazing things I have ever read. It conveys all the emotions and joys and fears of being a parent. Are there any end to your talents?? I don' wanna cry when I first get up in the morning, Supa! Sheeeeeesh! *adoring smile* And no... you are NOT wrong to laugh!!  Love you, Superhero! 
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Du ar min hjälte, Supermänniska
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samiam 5976 desperate attention whore postings
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06-14-01, 11:32 AM (EST)
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10. "RE: SSC(PY&CW) What about the kids?" |
No, you're not wrong to laugh. Laughing is the way we cope with being faced with the dichotomy that in your children's eyes, you *are*, in fact, Superman, and can do no wrong, and in your own eyes you see yourself as flawed and imperfect (Solomon Grundy, if you will). We all feel like frauds sometimes. The best thing about it is that when someone has that kind of absolute faith and trust in you, it can help you find faith in yourself.OK, enough psychobabble. You captured vividly the conflicting emotions that come with being a parent -- thanks for sharing. 
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Kismet 802 desperate attention whore postings
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06-15-01, 07:33 AM (EST)
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12. "RE: SSC(PY&CW) What about the kids?" |
Supe, This really is an amazing piece. You have an amazing gift and I agree with everyone who posted before me that you are obviously a great dad. I don't know how else to describe this other than to just say wow. Thank you for sharing it with us. Kismet
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Pendragon 136 desperate attention whore postings
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06-15-01, 08:03 AM (EST)
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13. "RE: SSC(PY&CW) What about the kids?" |
This is so wonderful on so many levels, I don't know where to begin.You have captured in a few lines all of the angst of new fatherhood. I feel like this most of the time when I look into my children's faces. Very well done, my friend. Very well done. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pendragon
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