{"id":42851,"date":"2024-01-21T18:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T23:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=42851"},"modified":"2024-01-16T10:22:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:22:49","slug":"penny-for-your-thoughts-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/penny-for-your-thoughts-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Penny For Your\u00a0Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By: Nancy Whitaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My children ask me each year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What do you want for Christmas?” and after thinking about it for a while, I decided to give them my real answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want you to keep coming around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want you to ask me questions. Ask my advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell me your problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask for my opinion. Ask for my help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want you to come over and rant about your problems, rant about life. Whatever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell me about your job. Your worries. Your classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want you to continue sharing your life with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come over and laugh with me. Laugh at me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t care, just hearing your laugh is music to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want you to spend your money  and give yourselves good lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I may need reminded of your kids\u2019 birthdays,  I recently called my daughter in Texas. She has 2 daughters who are both in college. She misses them but was excited to have them coming home for Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am very lucky though that our family can get to talk through Messenger, texting, or Face Timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My kids are all grown, have their own kids and they all work, so of course, I am very proud of how they were raised and how they are bringing up their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I may not get to see family everyday, but we love each other and when we all get together, it\u2019s a time of laughter, seeing the greats run around and sharing our lives.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respecting each others lives and being proud of their lives, helps with an empty nest  syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am I nosey? Am I bored? Maybe, But counting my  blessings has made me a proud Mama, grandma and great- grandmother. However\u2026 I still wish I was young and could relive those days of kids, bottles, diapers, and an old rocking chair. Hearing cries of a hurt knee or a bicycle flat tire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you miss those younger days? Do you suffer from an empty nest? let me know and I\u2019ll give you a Penny For Your Thoughts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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