On Children

"Your children are not your children,
They are the sons and the daughters of life's longing for itself.
They come through you, but they are not from you
and though they are with you,
They belong not to you." - Khalil Gibran

We are, as a family, "on vacation" this week and so yesterday we went to Harry London's Chocolate Factory. I found the tour fascinating and interesting and, of course, it ends in the gift shop - so delicious and delightful as well. We told the kids they could each purchase one thing. Jasmyn bought jelly beans, Jonah a stuffed bear and Aislynn a lollipop. Did I mention we were at a chocolate factory?

To say it once more, "your children are not your children..." What more proof could there be that these, my precious babies are not really mine at all!