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DEALING WITH ADDICTION |
I'm a parent of two children. I'm a single, caring dad.
I'm trying to be the father, nothing like the one I had.
My dad was busy working. I am sure with good intention.
Perhaps that is the reason I could not get his attention.
I suffered from his negligence; to him, I seemed a bother.
I had a good provider. What I needed was a father.
So many of my problems could have eas'ly been resolved,
If only my dear father would have gotten, more, involved.
He never knew what I was doing or who I had befriended.
Through all of my Karate years, he never, once, attended.
I'm sad to have to tell you, I received no loving hugs.
The pain that he'd inflicted, I would medicate with drugs.
I learned a healthy lesson from the way that I was raised.
Instead of criticizing, I make sure my kids are praised.
I try to get involved with them in everything they do.
To always know just where they are. To always know, with who.
To help them make decisions, wise. To keep them well informed.
To let them know they're always loved. To see their hearts are
warmed.
To build them up with confidence. To say how well they measure.
To let them know that they are God's most loved and cherished treasure.
To treat them both like people and to make them feel respected.
Not like one more possession that, so often, is neglected.
I take responsibility for those that God had gave.
I do my best at teaching them, to listen and behave.
They know that I am there for them, whenever I'm demanded.
I know how much it hurts, as kids, to feel that you're abandoned.
The more I get involved with them, the tighter that we get.
As far as being a daddy, there is little I'll regret.
To husbands who are reading this, and likewise to their wives:
Your children grow up, way too quick. Be active in their lives.
The best thing you can give your kids, along with love, is time,
'Cause if you don't, your kids will stray and turn to lives of crime.
They'll turn to drugs or alcohol. Perhaps the two combined.
They'll search the world for happiness that they will never find.
If you are having problems, you must see them, quick, resolved.
The surest way to handle them, as parents, get involved.