So true that everything sprouts from our childhoods my friend, but thankfully there are always exeptions.
My gran was an exeptional christian and very kind and she was my rock.
I wouldn't be where I am today if it was not for her.
It is always a matter of choice as many grow up in violent and alcoholic homes, but some turn out to be upstanding citizens. The rest I don't even want to talk about.
It is what one gives that one receives and so many don't understand this principle.
Sorry for the short reply but our power will be switched off at 9pm. Maybe not for us and it could be meant for other areas of the country, so I will go out at 9pm and if nothing happens until 9:30, then I will switch on again.
!BEER for you and !PIZZA for Robin.
Teaching special needs children for 30 years, kids with behavioral disorders, the one common thread was that they all came from a broken home.
Many of these children yearned for someone to care enough about them to set boundaries and establish clear-cut consequences, with no negotiating.
Most times the father was not in the picture, but when a grandmother was in the picture, usually living with them, they were much more available for learning and over time would conduct themselves in a socially acceptable manner.
With the mom busier than ever trying to keep things afloat, having a grandparent in the house gave me someone to team up with. I found this scenario was when the child would make the most progress because what was being addressed in school could be reinforced at home.
At times that electricity thing has got to be a real problem.
I was just mentioning to @nikv a situation my mom dealt with for years during WWII, concerning electricity.
As always, thanks for the beer and pizza.
Behavioural disorders plagued me for a long time my friend. My gran died when I was 13 years old and that left a great chip on my shoulder. She had a stroke and she fell down on the kitchen floor. I was the only one in the house and she was a large woman, so I tried my utmost to pick her up, but I ended up in tears. A short skinny boy that only strethed to great heights in in senior school.
So, I ran to my moms work a few kilometers away and she called the ambulance on the way home. We both sat crying in the bus on the way home.
The reason why I am sharing this with you is that most of those disfunctional kids that you had worked with had similar, or even worse experiences in their lives and yes, it can certainly take a person off the tracks.
It is not easy to grow up without a father, ask me as I know.
Many of these children yearned for someone to care enough about them to set boundaries and establish clear-cut consequences, with no negotiating.
We never had anything like this and yes all that they need is acceptance, understanding and a kind heart to lead them. I am sure that you are such a kind of person.
Nobody cared about me and my two sisters and after my gran was gone, we were free to raise ourselves, each in our own ways. Would I say that we learned from our mistakes? No, instead we repeated them, until much later in life.
My mom died at 51 years of age in a car accident and my youngest sister commited suicide at the age of 43 years of age. So it is ony my oldest sister and myself left and thankfully we both came to our senses later in life. Maybe now you can understand why I try my utmost to be kind to everyone and the Lord tests me often when people attack me verbally.
Regarding the forced power cut-offs, yes it is debilitating when suddenly the PC dies in the middle of a sentence when one is typing.
@nikv is a great lady and I presume that she has informed you about the situation here. Looting and corruption will also never fix anything and in the process the country and especially the poor suffers.
Interesting that your mom also had to deal with it.
Blessings and a !BEER for you and a !PIZZA fo Robin.
The more stories I read like this the more fortunate I realize I was while growing up.
We never had much growing up in the way of extra's, but the one thing we had in spades was lots of love, unconditional love.
As a teenager, I felt that my parents were overbearing.
Not the way I feel now, as it took some time to realize that every single move they made was to keep us safe from harm and keep us all headed in the right direction.
The situation in your country is something that I know I would probably not be able to navigate.
Although you faced so many hardships for so long, your belief in a higher power has given you the strength to not only turn your life around but also feel compassion for others like few people can.
If it were not for all of the suffering you experienced early on in life, I'm not sure you would have turned out to be the man you are today.
I admire your courage to continue serving those in need.
It is an honor to know you.
I am sure that you are the type of man that would survive anywhere my friend.
Ten to one due to your sixe, you would have been one of our top Springbok rugby players.
It was that unconditional love by my gran that I missed the most, but I think that she is happy in heaven today to see the work that she had done, finally come to fruition in me.
Your parents certainly knew what they were doing and as a teenager I was very wayward.
No way I would have had the Holy Spirit experience if I had not decided resolutely to follow my heart.
The world can fill one's mind with all kinds of rubbish, but not the heart, as there it is where the truth slumbers until it is awakened.
I was trained in my sufferings to do what I am doing every day now and you now what? I have never been happier.
Yes, there is not a lot of money in it, but what would I do with riches when I am in my grave?
So the resolution is to build and secure the charity so that it can continue into the future.
While I have the time I will continue to try and build on Hive until there is enough, so that Papillon can take a regular 10% draw that will go straight into the endowment fund. Without depleting the funds on Hive.
But that is still some way off and I only hope that I will have enough time left.
The best one to admire is our Lord my friend as it is He that connected us with you guys.
We thank Him for your frienship and your kind support.
Hope that you guys will have a good new week.
!BEER for you and !LUV and !PIZZA to share with Robin.
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@thebigsweed, you've been given LUV from @papilloncharity.
Check the LUV in your H-E wallet. (2/10)
To have such a drive in whatever a person decides to do with his ever-burning candle is a testament to that man's passion.
Doing anything half-assed was never my way and we are very much the same in that regard.
We have crossed paths for a reason and knowing a gentle/man like yourself has made me a better person.
They say the good die young, but in your case, I've got a feeling you will be around to see your resolution to its conclusion.
Thanks for the goodies, we are blessed to have a relationship where we share our love every minute of every day. As far as sharing the beer and pizza I'm not sure I'm willing to go that far.
Passion is always a good thing my friend. You know the truth in the saying. love what you do and do what you love.
Now I have a surprise for you here, you were a gentle person from the day that we met and so I have nothing to teach you in the gentle department.
One thing that we both know is that there are no coincidences and we were meant to cross paths.
So we say thank you to the Lord.
Trying to last, but things are slowly starting packing up and today the specialist said that my knee on the damaged leg is gone. So now a replacement operation is booked, depending if our medical aid will pay for it. They have agreed to pay for the hospital stay and the operation, but they don't want to pay for the prosthesis and that's the most expensive part.
Doesn't make sense to me and we will tackle them tomorrow as we cannot afford the cost and with no prosthesis, there will be no need for an operation.
But we will see what happens.
Agreed that we share our love and it is as it should be. I would give you more if I had, but I don't blame you for not sharing your stack. Instead I will rather forgive you 🤣
!PIZZA and !BEER makes a nice party with !LUV
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@thebigsweed, you've been given LUV from @papilloncharity.
Check the LUV in your H-E wallet. (2/5)