Thankful for the Selfish

[loveundenied]

I got to thinking last night,
when I should have been sleeping, 
And not letting my mind- 
Run wild with me. 
Of all the selfishness 
That becomes of a  child. 
We never truly appreciate our parents, 
and the vast things they've done for us, 
Until we're away and wish 
to be young again. 
I was thinking about all of my trips 
with my dad. 
And all the

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[dreamofthesong]

I was thinking about my dad today too. About softball games and backyard barbeques and just... the stuff we did. Talked about. Stuff I squirmed over and stuff we laughed about. I miss him, really, probably more than everyone else just because even when I lived there, I didn't see enough of him. I never saw him. He was gone every morning when I got up. Got home in time for dinner, then sat in front of the TV every night while I closeted myself in my room.
Children, realize... someday, everything you hated; everything you thought would never change will be gone. And then, then you'll understand regret. You'll understand contentment. You'll understand what "family" means.

[loveundenied]

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