Childhood memories and the best teacher I ever had (735 hits)
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Submitted by iradney (View user info) at 2006-09-09 02:55:40 EDT
So it's one week till I'm 26. While I'm dreading it, I'm also glad that I'm a year closer to 30. I don't know why I'm assigning such importance to the age of 30, but I am.
I think that maybe by then I'll be certain of who and what I am. At this point in time, I'm still wavering between grown-up and little girl. More little girl than anything else...hehehe
But then again, is there anything wrong with being in touch with your inner child? What's so wrong with taking pleasure in the small things in life? Having had a person like my sister in my life helped me to appreciate so much we take for granted.
Thanks to her Rhett Syndrome, she couldn't walk, talk, feed herself, or make herself understood in anyway. She couldn't even crawl, or sit up by herself. And yet, with all that, she was the happiest person I ever knew. She was always smiling, making happy gurgles, looking around at her surroundings with the wide eyed curiousity of a baby.
Liezl was satisfied with the smallest things - a hug, a kiss, a small chocolate. My earliest memory of her, is of the two of us sitting in front of the tv, each with a Marie biscuit and a Marshmallow, watching Looney Toons in our old house. I can see the dark wood TV Cabinet, and the ghastly green and yellow lounge suite (man, the 80's was a BAD time for taste!). I'm not too sure of my age, but I peg it at between 4 and 5.
Thanks to my sister, I'm happy for the fact that I can tell someone I love them. I'm happy that I can feed myself, and walk myself to the fridge or the loo as the need hits me. I'm happy that I can bathe myself, support myself and read. I'm grateful for the unconditional love she gave me, and everything she taught me. Liezie was truely the best teacher anyone could have.
God, I miss her
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Submitted by matchoo (user info) at 2006-10-20 22:10:07 EDT (#)
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Hi there
Before I start again, beatiful post.
That being said, I'm going to start again: check your posts!
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-09-11 18:07:41 EDT (#)
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It's our favourite Saffa Hottie!
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2006-09-11 11:21:32 EDT (#)
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god bless the inner child
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Submitted by whysenheimer (user info) at 2006-09-09 18:34:21 EDT (#)
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Submitted by awesome_face (user info) at 2006-09-09 11:38:43 EDT (#)
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btw you know if you had a penis this post would probably be a 1.5
Submitted by Stagger_Lee (user info) at 2006-09-09 11:11:30 EDT (#)
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Submitted by iradney (user info) at 2006-09-09 10:53:43 EDT (#)
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Heya Bubba
soz man, i've just been busy - you know how it is, life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans!
but i'll pop in more regularly, mk?
how you doin?
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2006-09-09 10:40:28 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2006-09-09 10:31:10 EDT (#)
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"I think that maybe by then I'll be certain of who and what I am."
It's brave to be able to make a statement like that. I think it's a neverending process for a lot of people, but I'm sure you'll learn some things by then.
My friend's sister is mentally and partially physically disabled. Her mom died suddenly and my friend (who was on her honeymoon at the time) was left as legal guardian. We've all learned from her sister. Sometimes The Muppet Movie and cookies ARE the most important things.
This was beautiful.
Submitted by awesome_face (user info) at 2006-09-09 10:25:29 EDT (#)
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nice
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-09-09 10:08:27 EDT (#)
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You write very well and get good ratings, so without
further ado, WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE LAST 9 MONTHS??? :-D
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-09-09 09:59:42 EDT (#)
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You are one of those lucky and lovely people who can wring the good out of a seemingly
otherwise bad situation. I'll bet you go far in life.
Submitted by SilentRenegade (user info) at 2006-09-09 09:45:55 EDT (#)
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inner child good....I haven't had a sibling that had any mental problems, but when I lived in thailand, i was maybe nine or ten I had a friend named Patrick that had a pretty sized case of mental retardation and I used to hang out with him alot because he was genuinely a cool person even if he couldn't do everything that I could. He was always so down to earth which I liked. No bullshit, no drama, they aren't capable of it.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2006-09-09 06:41:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by whiskey_jack (user info) at 2006-09-09 05:03:43 EDT (#)
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The love you have is a very rare thing, and no matter what others may tell you you should always cherish it for what it is. Don't let others tell you a thing, simply take your sister's love as you would and be happen that someone loved you so much. That is a very rare thing.