Paul Harvey

Words for my children by Paul Harvey:

I hope you learn humility by being humiliated and that you learn honesty by
being cheated.

I hope you learn to make your own bed, mow the lawn
and wash the car.

And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new
car when you are sixteen.

It will be good if at least one time you
can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep.

I hope you get
a black eye for fighting for something you believe in.

I hope you
have to share a bedroom with each other at some point. And it's all right
if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when one of
you wants to crawl under the covers with with the other because
you are afraid, I hope you let him.

If you want a slingshot, I
hope your Daddy teaches you how to make one instead of buying
one.

I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read
books.

When you learn to use computers I hope you also learn to add
and subtract in your head.

I hope you get teased by your friends
when you have your first crush on a boy/girl.

I don't care if you
try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it.

I sure hope
you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma and go fishing with your
Grandpa.

May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the
holidays.

These things I wish for you - tough times and
disappointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it's the only way to
appreciate life. Written with a pen; sealed with a kiss. I'm here
for you.