Son and daughter

SON

A son is like a winter sun:
Here today and gone tomorrow.
That’s why he is so dear to your heart:
It rejoices when you see him
And laments, when you don’t.
Like a winter sun, he is always there,
Even when you don’t see him.
And by just being there,
He brings you warmth and makes life go on.
And you always wait for that fabulous time,
When you will see him more often.
But when you are desperate and need him most,
He always shows up and makes you smile.

DAUGHTER

When you are a mother who has a son, you have support.
When you have a daughter – you have a friend.
You can share with her your feminine thoughts and feelings –
And find compassion and understanding.
You listen with interest to her feminine thoughts and feelings
And give her your advice without being considered intrusive.
She understands your hows, and your whys, and your ways, and your moods,
And you understand hers, because you are a woman, and so is she.
When you are a mother who has a son, you can count on him doing things for you.
When you have a daughter, you can count on her listening to you,
Which is as important as doing and sometimes even more.

3 января 2005