This is not a post about Presley. And this is not a post about Paxten. This is a post about my love for Presley and Paxten. I’d like to describe to you how much I love my daughters, but I can’t. I could write a 1,000 page dissertation on my love for them, but unless you have kids of your own, you would not, could not understand. It is just one of those things you have to experience for yourself. There is an old saying that goes something like, “you’ll never know how much your parents love you until you have kids of your own.” I do agree with the concept, but I don’t think my parents love me as much as I love my girls. They couldn’t could they? It isn’t possible. Not because they weren’t great, loving parents, because they were, but because no one could love someone as much as I love my girls. Then again, my wife sure does love our girls a lot too, and I can remember my dad getting a phone call from me at 3AM and driving 4 hours immediately to come help me out when I was younger. I honestly would take any type of pain in the world for as long as necessary to keep it from them. I would do anything legal or illegal to protect them. I can understand why someone would turn to crime if it is necessary to take care of his/her family. It’s just one of those things that you do.
My wife and I often talk about how much we love our daughters, and I always end up saying something about how one would think the world would be a better place if everyone loved their children as much as we love our children, but unfortunately not all parents love their children the way we do. It is life’s greatest gift and burden, and some people forget about that first part, and that’s sad. But regardless, this post is not about those people. This post is about my love for my daughters, and I love them a lot. I do NOT love, however, how old Presley looks in this picture. Thanks for listening. I love my daughters and their grandparents.
Oh. My. So. Sweet.
ReplyDeleteAnd on that same subject - I do not agree when people make a reference to how much more fun and joy-giving grandkids are than kids. I immensely enjoy my grandaughters, but no more than I do my sons.
Remember one time you called me and said - "I'm on my way to your house, but neither girl is with me?"
And I said, "OK."
You said, "Oh you wouldn't let me come without the girls; you'd send me back after them."
And I said: "No I wouldn't. Seeing you is just as much as a joy as seeing them.
Your parents DO love you as much as you love your girls. That doesn't change.