As I was driving home tonight, I saw several different rabbits dart across the rural road I was on. Seeing those rabbits weaving in and out of my headlights reminded me of riding in my dad’s pickup when I was much younger. I can remember leaving a pasture as dusk enveloped us and seeing jack rabbits dart in front of the pickup’s headlights. Dad and I both would have our windows rolled down and the summer breeze would cool the cab of the pickup. I loved those rides with my dad. It never seemed like we talked much (probably because we couldn’t have heard each other over the wind rushing through the cab), but I always felt so special because I spent time with my dad.
This past week I spent time with my family on vacation. On two different evenings, the family sat and watch Professional Bull Riding (PBR). I don’t generally watch bull riding, but it does remind me of growing up and working cattle with my dad. It should be no surpirise that one of the things I enjoyed most about the trip was imaginary bull riding with my nephews. Our bull riding would have looked much more like playing on swings to other people. My nephews, Jalapeno Hal and Little Britches, would saddle up on their swings and ride their bulls for as long as they could. After the bull bucked at least five times (five pushes on the swing), Jalapeno Hal and Little Britches would take turns getting bucked off (jumping from the swing and staggering to the ground) their bulls. I would rate each ride on a scale of 1 to 100 always taking into consideration the difficulty of the bull. I’m sure I enjoyed our imaginary bull riding more than my nephews. We certainly played it several times during the week!
Maybe when my nephews are adults and are swinging their kids, they will remember how special they were to me during our bull riding sessions. I still believe nothing is as important to kids as our undivided attention and love. I believe that because my parents gave me the gift of undivided attention and love. I still remember jack rabbits and hope my nephews will remember bull riding.
I agree with you and would want to make the most of my time left. I would also want to leave with no regrets.
I would appreciate our linking to each other’s websites if that’s ok with you!
Donna
It was so interesting story I am a Teacher of 3 grade in a private school in Kosova and I thing like you dear Dr.Beth we must thing about these children with these problems in their house we must help them in any way they need, I hope you understand my English language .
Key of a positive world and our future is NOT stop thinking of problems any problems of children in world because is not like you work with happy and loved child and from permisive family like you work with children with represive family , we must help them so early not to be late for them they are most important thing in this world but we must not just think but we must do that what is the best for them in practice , to be their live more easy and not so hard because how we educate them like infant or from prenatal periode they will be like these a factor in their social life and will grow their family in that atmosphere with a positive or negative influence in this wonderful world .
But I see that we make them like a robot and not like a human been we work, we dont have time for them to love to learn them how to live their life so lovely WE WORK ALL DAY but we dont think never for whom we do that money and everything for our robots , or for our lovely child …………………