Originally Posted by
caseysmom
I learned that I could/would lay my life on the line for another human being.
I learned how scary it is to have that much love for another person.
I learned that age 7 to 12 is the best age for kids
Amen! I second all of that!
I learned that it IS possible to truly unconditionally love someone.
I learned that, as a normally pretty selfish person, I would absolutely die for my child.
I learned that nothing in the world can break your heart like a teenager.
I learned that crayons come out of noses with no long-term ill effects.
I learned that panty hose clog up plumbing when flushed down the toilet ... and that "Bye, bye, all gone" are NOT words you want to hear followed by flushing toilet sounds.
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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