I gave you life,

but cannot live it for you.

I can teach you things,

but I cannot make you learn.

I can give you directions,

but I cannot be there to lead you.

I can allow you freedom,

but I cannot account for it.

I can take you to church,

but I cannot make you believe.

I can teach you right from wrong,

but I cannot always decide for you.

I can buy you beautiful clothes,

but I cannot make you beautiful inside.

I can offer you advice,

but I cannot accept it for you.

I can give you love,

but I cannot force it upon you.

I can teach you to share,

but I cannot make you unselfish.

I can teach you respect,

but I cannot force you to show honor.

I can advise you about friends,

but cannot choose them for you.

I can advise you about sex,

but I cannot keep you pure.

I can tell you the facts of life,

but I can't build your reputation.

I can tell you about drinking,

but I can't say "no" for you.

I can warn you about drugs,

but I can't prevent you from using them.

I can tell you about lofty goals,

but I can't achieve them for you.

I can teach you about kindness,

but I can't force you to be gracious.

I can warn you about sins,

but I cannot make you moral.

I can love you as a child,

but I cannot place you in God's family.

I can pray for you,  

but I cannot make you walk with God.

I can teach you about Jesus,

but I cannot make Jesus your Lord.

I can tell you how to live,

but I cannot give you eternal life.

 

I can love you with unconditional love all of my life . . . and I will!!!

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On the day when you see us Old , Weak and Weary…………..Have patience and do try to understand us…

If we get dirty when eating…..and….If we cannot dress on our own……….Please bear with us and remember the times when we spent feeding you and dressing you up..

If, when we speak to you, we repeat the same things over and over again……….do not interrupt us ………..listen to us……… When you were small, we had to read to you the same story a thousand and one times until you went to sleep.

When we do not want to have a shower, neither shame us nor scold us……… Remember when we had to chase you with your thousand excuses to get you to the shower?

When you see our ignorance of new technologies…help us navigate our way through these world wide webs………….We taught you how to do so many things……To eat the right foods, to dress appropriately, To fight for your rights………….

When at some moments we loose the memory or the thread of our conversation………..let us have the necessary time to remember………..and if we cannot, do not become nervous………..As the most important thing is not our conversation but simply to be with you and to have you listening to us………

When our tired legs give way and do not allow us to walk without a cane………..If ever we do not feel like eating, do not force us. We know well when we need to and when not to eat……..Lend us your helping hand the same way we did when you tried your first faltering steps………

And when some day when we say to you that we don’t want to live anymore, that we want to die………..Do not get angry……For one day you will understand…………..Try to appreciate that our age is not just lived but survived……………..

Someday you will realize that despite our mistakes………….We always wanted the best for you……And we tried to prepare the way for you………….You must not feel sad, angry nor ashamed for having us near you……Instead try to understand us and help us like we did when you were young……..

Help us to walk ….Help us to live the rest of our life with Love and Dignity…………

We will pay you with a smile and by the immense love we have always had for you in our hearts…………

 

WE LOVE YOU CHILD……….FROM……….MOM & DAD…………..

 

LOVE THE PARENTS……………………ONE DAY YOU WILL ALSO BECOME ONE OF THEM…………….

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