letter from a 12yr old girl to an alcoholic parent

[Cinders]

letter from a 12yr old girl to an alcoholic parent

MM,

Your daughter's letter reminded me of something I haven't read for a long time. Here is a passage from The Prophet.

On Children
Kahlil Gibran

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let our bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Love,
Cindi

[meditation mama]

letter from a 12yr old girl to an alcoholic parent

That is absolutely beautiful, Cindi.. Thank you for sharing that. Wonderfully put.

Namaste,

MM

[chrysa]

letter from a 12yr old girl to an alcoholic parent

I am proud of you MM. You are a wonderful Mom. I agree; your daughter is a very old soul.

I love that poem from Kahil Gibran, Cindi. Very apropo and thank you for bringing it.

[42cat]

letter from a 12yr old girl to an alcoholic parent

Thank you for sharing your daughter's letter, MM. She is obviously a smart, thoughtful, deep and caring young lady.