Writer's Block: Million Dollar Smile
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aliki[Error: unknown template qotd]My parents didn't believe in teaching us such things, so we didn't have Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairies, or even any Buddhist gods or anything like that.
We learned early on that our parents worked hard to provide for us, that when they did get us gifts, they did so because they loved us. We never expected gifts and when we did receive them, it was only because we truly deserved it.
Some people said they ruined a child's imagination... but I think it made me love my parents so much more for all the contributions and sacrifices they made for me growing up.
Oh, and I love this Calvin & Hobbes strip:
We learned early on that our parents worked hard to provide for us, that when they did get us gifts, they did so because they loved us. We never expected gifts and when we did receive them, it was only because we truly deserved it.
Some people said they ruined a child's imagination... but I think it made me love my parents so much more for all the contributions and sacrifices they made for me growing up.
Oh, and I love this Calvin & Hobbes strip:
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Date: 2012-02-29 03:28 am (UTC)