Watching my youngest son leave the nest and make his way into the world, I am reminded of my own journey from the nest. My parents were the quintessential Hippies...Children of the Sun...and I was their Love Child... Imagine their surprise when they gave birth to a REPUBLICAN...oh the horror...
My parents led a peaceful, loving existence filled with Music & Friends and Parties at the Drop of a Hat... There was often someone staying with us as they worked out the kinks in their "journey".... They were happy with what they had, but as their child, I wanted more... That's the Republican Mega-Consumer in me...
I grew up, had kids of my own, married, divorced, remarried and made a Rural Life for myself & my kids on a Cotton Farm & Ranch. Our life has been filled with hard work, Football, & Agriculture... Parties or Events are thrown together at the drop of a hat, we drive Pick-up's, SUV's, John Deere Tractors & Heavy Equipment. I'm not afraid to fight hard for what I want...Often I've pushed my kids hard to excel at things and to take chances...But I still have an Affinity for Peace Signs and want us all to get along & Love One Another....
Which brings me to my own Son, who is going off to make a life that he hopes will be so different from mine....No Farm Life for Sky...he's off to see the world and make his mark...live in Big Cities and "do things"...Unlike his Mother (me) who is happy here on the farm and only journeys to the city for Provisions or Culture...
Skyler takes with him more of me with him than he realizes...just as I took more of my parents than I realized...and I sincerely hope it's all the right stuff to make him a Success in his own eyes...
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