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As a parent, I must embrace the gift of parenthood and the responsibilities of this role in my child’s life.  It is a lifelong journey in which there will be opportunities for me to build a loving and respectful relationship with my child.  Every day is a day which presents new challenges and new growth. I feel that this poem describes my feelings of being given the gift of “parenthood”.

I Realize

I realize I’ve been given the gift to be your parent and as your parent I realize this is a lifetime commitment.

I realize this means I have the responsibility to be your lifetime earthly ‘Spirit Guide”.

I realize you are a gift given to me great intention and you and I are connected by design.

I realize you are expecting me to take my responsibility seriously and understand I cannot be your friend and “Spirit Guide” at the same time.

I realize you are expecting me to love you, guide you, support you, and discipline you, with consistency and continuity.  I realize I must follow through with what I proclaim to be truth, justice, integrity, and genuine love for you, so you will ultimately develop your own sense a conscious and values.

I realize I must be very intentional in spending time with you, praying with you, playing with you, laughing with you, crying with you, listening to you, and problem solving with you.

I realize I have a responsibility to provide for you- to make sure you have all the resources and experiences you need to be a whole, healthy, happy and confident human being.

I realize you are not me and I am not you and as your “Spirit Guide” I have a responsibility to observe you and discover who you are and what “Great Spirit” has ordained you to contribute to society so I can support you on your journey to “Greatness”.

I realize you came here knowing who you are and what you must do and if I honor and respect you and if I demand that others do the same, you will blossom into your full expression of beauty and this world will be a better place because of you.

I realize I have a responsibility to be all I can be so you will know I expect you to do the same.

I realize our love for each other will last beyond this lifetime and the next and what we build with each other today will last forever. 

I realize you are my gift, and I am yours.

Elizabeth M. Evans

June 2006