[ Well, The Era Of My Son Living @ Home Is Coming To An End
In A Few Days ]
[ My Emotions About It, Has Me Thinking About This In Many
Ways ]
[ But I Know For A Fact ]
[ Because Of How He Acts ]
[ & Reacts ]
[ Around Here & With Me ]
[ This Is What Needs To Happen ]
[ From What I See ]
[ He Goes From 0 To 60 In One Second Flat ]
[ This Is Where Our Relationship Is @ ]
[ He Still Will Not Take Accountability ]
[ For His Actions ]
[ He Just Flat Out Fails @ Taking Responsibility ]
[ For His Reactions ]
[ The Time For Me To Mold ]
[ Him Into An Adult ]
[ Should Have Had Some Kind An Affect By The Time That He
Was 18 Years Old ]
[ I Have Not Had Any Affect On Him For The Last (8) Years,
It Seems ]
[ The Way Things Have Turned Out, Was Nowhere Near My
Dreams ]
[ That I Had ]
[ For The Last 8+ Years He Has Not Respected Me As His
Dad ]
[ Like That Last Word In That Sentence, I Stand Alone ]
[ Like A Single Stone ]
[ In His Life’s Path, Just Getting Kicked To The Side ]
[ Not Caring, How It Made Me Feel Inside ]
[ But His Moving Out Day, Is Coming Up ]
[ I Won’t Have Him In My House, Anymore ]
[ Stealing Everything Of Mine, Except My Lone, Coffee Cup ]
[ Now In A Couple Of Nights, He Will Be In A Different House,
With A Different Atmosphere ]
[ I Hope In The Dead Of The Night When It’s Quiet ]
[ That He Will Think Back & See How Good He Had It Here ]
[ I Hope, That Missing Living In This House, Will Stay In The
Forefront Of His Mind ]
[ Sometimes ]
[ & Then See How His Actions Pushed The Move Out Button
Sooner Than Later ]
[ His Actions & Language Turned Him Into A Hater ]
[ A Hater Of Everything That I Did Or Said ]
[ With Other Men ]
[ He Would Have Gotten Smacked Really Hard Upside His
Head ]
[ But I Chose To Be Non-Violent Instead ]
[ & Now See ]
[ Where It Got Me ]
[ Him Moving Out In (3) ]
[ More Days! ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
Tag: #family
(174)▪︎[ The Ones That We’ve Got … 2•23•2020 ]
[ Here’s To The Ones That We’ve Got ]
[ So Long To The Ones That Are Not ]
[ Friends Sometimes Come & Go ]
[ Is Family The Only Ones That We Know ]
[ Family Is Not Only Through Blood ]
[ Sometimes So Called Family Have Veins Full Of Mud ]
[ They Don’t Always Have Your Best Interests @ Heart ]
[ Sometimes That Family Doesn’t Play The Part ]
[ Feel Blessed Because Of Those You Have Around You ]
[ Be Thankful If You Have One Good Friend ]
[ Be Ecstatic If You Have Two ]
[ Build An Environment Based On Love ]
[ Make It So It Fits You Like A Tight Glove ]
[ Show As Much Appreciation As Possible ]
[ Help Making Problems Plausible ]
[ Do Unto Others As You Want Done Onto You In Your Life ]
[ Treat All With Respect ]
[ Especially Your Children & Wife ]
[ Always Cherish ]
[ Never Embarrass ]
[ Because How Would That Feel ]
[ If You Found Out That Those Around You Were Not Real ]
[ Real In The Form Of Honest, Courteous & Sincere ]
[ Surround Yourself With Ones That Want You Near ]
[ But Always Make It Clear ]
[ If They’re Not Positive & Have Your Best Interests @ Heart ]
[ They’re Out Of Here ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(540)▪︎[ Big M Is My Hero! … 7•5•2021 ]
[ I Meant It When I Said That You Are One Of The Hardest
Working Men That I Know? ]
[ You Don’t Even Know How To Go Slow ]
[ When You Start A Project You Are Done Sooner Than
Projected ]
[ When You Start A Project The End Result Is Always
Better Than Expected ]
[ It Takes A Special Kind Of Man To Be A Wildlife Fire
Fighter Such As Yourself ]
[ With The Exception Of You Guys ]
[ There Is Nobody Else ]
[ Hey This Summer Could I Get A Cool Sweatshirt That
I Could Count As My Own? ]
[ If I Do, My Mind Will Be Blown! ]
[ I Have Just Gotten Used To You Being Around ]
[ I Have Really Been Enjoying Having You Around ]
[ I Have Been Liking The Visits When You Come Around ]
[ Who Is Going To Come Over To Give Attitude Adjustments
To My Disrespectful Son? ]
[ I Love Watching The Video Of You Coming Through The
Door & Making Him Run ]
[ Your Job Is Not Done Here ]
[ We Still Need To Get Him Out Of Here ]
[ It Started With Him Looking Up To You ]
[ Then You Gave Him What Was Way Overdue ]
[ The Kind Of Ass Chewing That He Deserved ]
[ When You Did That I Wanted To Say ( DINNER IS SERVED ) ]
[ When We Met You Were Kind Of Reserved & Quiet ]
[ Now You Are A Riot! ]
[ But The Good Kind ]
[ Not The Ones That Messes With My Mind ]
[ Big M, You Have Become An Integral Part In My Life ]
[ You Are A Protective Light ]
[ You Are The Only Younger Man That I Have Come To
Respect ]
[ When Zoey Comes Over For Any Kind Of Event ]
[ You Will Also Be Someone That I Expect ]
[ Through My Years I Have Learned ]
[ That Respect Is Something Earned ]
[ You Earned Mine Before We Even Met ]
[ That Is Hard To Give ]
[ & Extremely Hard To Get ]
[ I Know With Your Job You Are Extremely Careful, Every
Step You Take ]
[ & There Are Very Few Mistakes That Are Made ]
[ Every Day & Every Night ]
[ You Put Up Your Best Fight ]
[ I Have Always Made This Clear ]
[ Any Time That You Ever Want To Talk ]
[ I Am Right Here ]
[ Big M, Things Are Going To Be Just Fine ]
[ Always Hold The Line ]
[ Everyday That Zoey Is Here I Always Ask How You Are ]
[ Near Or Far ]
[ You Are Always In My Thoughts ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(303)▪︎[ We Miss You … 3•24•2020 ]
[ We’re Sending A Heartfelt Message To You, Mom & Dad ]
[ It’s Been So Many Days Since We’ve Seen You ]
[ & That Makes Us Sad ]
[ We Would Never Want To take That Dangerous Chance ]
[ Of Making You Sick ]
[ So That’s Why We’ve Taken This Stance ]
[ As They Say That Our Greatest Wealth ]
[ Is Our Good Health ]
[ When Will This Pandemic End, Nobody Knows ]
[ If We Go By What The Facts That The A.G. Shows ]
[ Nobody Knows Yet When & How This Virus Slows ]
[ Mom, You Said That You Wished That You Could Have
Given Me A Hug When You Read That Story About My Brother ]
[ You Have No Idea How Important It Has Been For Me To
Be Able To Look @ You Like A Mother ]
[ & Once They Have Control Of This Virus Bug ]
[ I Will Collect That Hug ]
[ Ever Since I Met Your Daughter I Knew She Would Be My Wife ]
[ & Throughout Our Marriage You Two Have Been Such Positive
Influences In My Life ]
[ I Look Back & Think It Was A Shame ]
[ That It Took Me So Long ]
[ To Ask You For The Honor To Carry On Your Last Name ]
[ It Has Been Awhile ]
[ Since You’ve Been Able To Welcome Us Into Your House ]
[ Always Having A Smile ]
[ Nobody Knows When ]
[ This Self-Quarentine Will End ]
[ My First Words Will Be ( HOW HAVE YOU TWO BEEN? ) ]
[ I Feel So Bad ]
[ For Others ]
[ Who Don’t Feel That Their In-Laws Love Them Like A Mom & Dad ]
[ You Two Have Never Needed To Persist ]
[ That Such Wonderful In-Laws ]
[ Like Your Family Exists ]
[ If I Could Store Love In A Bank ]
[ I’d Be Rich ]
[ I’d Have Your WHOLE Family To Thank ]
[ Your Family Has Truly Shown & Taught Me What Family Love Is ]
[ So I’ll End This ]
[ With A Virtual Hug ]
[ Love, Your Son-In-Law ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(273)▪︎[ Some Words … 3•17•2020 ]
[ The World Has Now Turned Upside Down With A Snap ]
[ If You Have Not Heard Of This Virus ]
[ You Must Have Been Taking A Nap ]
[ Now People Are Being Quarantined From Each Other ]
[ But They Say That We Must Remain Separate But Together ]
[ What Exactly Does That Mean? ]
[ Are We Just Supposed To Be Heard? ]
[ Not Seen? ]
[ The Virus Is Everywhere ]
[ Yes It’s There, There & There ]
[ The Main Thing Is That We Can’t Be In A Group
Or A Bunch ]
[ No More Meeting For Breakfast Or Lunch ]
[ One Thing We Will Miss So Much ]
[ That Is Seeing & Loving Each Other Through Touch ]
[ When Will This End, Nobody Can Predict ]
[ The Virus Doesn’t Care Who Gets Picked ]
[ & To Think That This All Started Because Of A Bat ]
[ Now It Affects All Of This ]
[ & All Of That ]
[ The Poor Workers That Got Sent Home Or Got Laid Off ]
[ Some Have To Dip Into Their Sick Leave ]
[ Without Sneezing Or Having A Cough ]
[ My Wife Works @ A Job Where She Can’t Do It From Home ]
[ Some Of Her Fellow Employees Have Traveled ]
[ To Some Places Unknown ]
[ We Were Supposed To Travel, Too ]
[ But Then We Canceled Everything Because Of What We Knew ]
[ We Definitely Understand & Don’t Oppose ]
[ That Where We Were Going ]
[ Everything Was Closed ]
[ So When You All Are @ Home Don’t Be Down Or Get Lazy ]
[ Call Someone That Makes You Laugh ]
[ So You Don’t Go Stir Crazy ]
[ I Know What I’ll Do With These Longer Days Of Light ]
[ I’ll Keep My Phone On ]
[ & Use The Thoughts That I Have That Compel Me To Write ]
[ Some Thoughts Come Quick, But Others Are Slow ]
[ What Tomorrow Brings ]
[ Nobody Knows ]
[ The Lead Doctors & Scientists Do Not Even Know What Comes
Next ]
[ We’re Dealing With A Virus So We Don’t Know What To Expect ]
[ So,We, I Mean Us, Who Want To Live To Grow Old ]
[ Trust The Smart People ]
[ & Do As We’re Told ]
[ I Love Writing Story After Story ]
[ Not For The Praise ]
[ Or The Glory ]
[ With All The Thoughts That Don’t End ]
[ It’s Warm Thoughts That I Send ]
[ To My Loved Ones & Friends ]
[ Everyone Stay Safe ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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