I haven't been very actively lately, as I've been really busy with life, but I thought I'd at least post another feature, as I was given this wonderful premium upgrade for this account and it feels bad to waste it.

A few quotes to set the mood, then onto the feature!

"Ask a child for advice. They may not know much, but they know what is important."

"There can be no greater honor to a parent than to have a child who is greater."

"A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer."

"You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing.  What!  Is it nothing to be happy?  Nothing to skip, play, and run around all day long?  Never in his life will he be so busy again."

"Children are unpredictable.  You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next."

"The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop."

"Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing."

"You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going."

"The place is very well and quiet and the children only scream in a low voice."

"The prime purpose of being four is to enjoy being four - of secondary importance is to prepare for being five."

"Show me the games of your children, and I will show you the next hundred years."

Feature

MY CHILDMY CHILD
I remember the day when she stopped calling me Brad,
She wrapped her arms around me and said, "I love you, dad."
I know I had plenty faults and flaws, these things I realize,
But at that moment in time, I was special in someone's eyes,
She was my child despite genetics she had become a piece of me,
Though her mother took her away, in my heart she'll always be,
I know I had my troubles and I wasn't the best, but nor was I the worst,
I can't apologize to her enough that she was exposed to my curse,
My sorrows to her for in me she saw a piece of life's harsh reality,
It was a burden of substance and with that she became a casualty,
A casualty of my ongoing war with addictions and afflictions,
I pray for her at night and ask God that she sticks to her convictions,
For they are pure and innocent along with a heart ever so true,
Cliché to say, I know; but if you've ever met her you'd say so too,
She was my child, even if in the grand scheme of things it was just awhile,
To miss :thumb264305772: SecretsDo you remember when you said to me,
You wouldn't run and tell,
How that I could trust you,
To hide the secret well?
They laugh and point when I walk by,
They call me painful names,
Even when I cry and wail,
They continue in their games.
You avoid me when I look your way,
But I assure you I'm not mad,
I'll still try to forgive you,
Even though it hurts so bad.
Their whispers really aren't discreet,
I wish I could just die,
Maybe then they would feel sorry,
About their childish lies.
I trusted you with all my heart,
Now you've killed my reputation,
I was a fool to believe in you,
Now I know I was mistaken. :thumb264244321: