(471)▪︎[ Then & Now … 2023 ]

[ Do You Remember When ]
[ This Was That ]
[ & Now Is Then ]

[ It Is About That Time That We Let The Little One’s Leave The Nest ]
[ You Might Not Agree ]
[ But You Have To Know That Is For The Best ]

[ For The First (3) Months, We Can Help With Their Bills ]
[ Through The Winter Months ]
[ We Will Make Sure To Pay The Heating Bill So Chastity Does Not Get The Chills ]

[ The Main Thing That You Taught Them Was To Always Pay Their Mortgage Or Their Rent ]
[ With That Payment ]
[ They Will Know  That They Will Have A Better Roof Over Their Head, Than That Family Living In The Little (2) Person Tent ]

[ Our Friends Say That We Made (3) Good, Well Behaved & Educated Kids Now ]
[ Others Wanted To Know How? ]

[ We Knew That There Wasn’t A Secret That We Could Purchase From The Neighborhood Wizard ]
[ Like A Stew With (5) Slugs & (2) Small Lizards ]

[ A Couple Of Things That You Must Have Is Patience & The Abilty To Listen To The Craziest Situations That Your Kid Can Get In ]
[ Be Very Aware Of When You Tell Any Of Your Kids That They Committed A  Sin ]

[ You Cannot Make Someone Do Something That They Don’t Want To Do ]
[ Would You Like The Same Done To You? ]

[ @ (14), (15) Or (16) Start Treating Them More Like A Young Adult ]
[ Try To Know Who Is In Their Life ]
[ Be Aware Of Anything Resembling A Cult ]

[ A Cult Will Normally Try To Split The Family Into Fractions ]
[ That Is Their First Sign Of Numerous Actions ]

[ Start The Morning With An (I LOVE YOU) ]
[ End The Day ]
[ The Same Way, Too ]

Mahalo,
Lopaka DeVoe