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jeudi 27 décembre 2012
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Letter to an unschooling dad - Happy birthday !
Dear Stephane,
On your birthday, I want to wish you a nice and enjoyable evening filled with love, surprises, good moments.
I'm glad you were born, I thank you for being in my life, for 30 years now.
Thank you for being who you are, genuine and sincere.
I'm glad you're a loving father, who is constantly trying to do better, and offering support and assistance to our children in their projects.
I wish I had a gift for you, something that can make you happy, and make you feeling good. I come empty-handed, but with a heart full of love.
In these challenging times, when we find ourselves having to find, to create, a new way of living for our family, I can not help but being filled with gratitude for the generosity and understanding that you express, what allowed us to live together. I've always enjoyed being present with our children every day, to accompany them in everything they like, discovering and learning at their sides.
I know that being an unschooling dad, more in a francophone province, where there are few other dads who make this choice, is sometimes a challenge in a world where people are often disconnected from life, from a real life. I think your perseverance is an example that shines, and it touches many people, for a long time.
Thank you for giving us a space, a computer and Internet access, for the past ten years. This allowed us to write, to learn English, learn and have fun doing research, studying all those different subjects that interest us..., and finally finding families living unschooling. Most are very distant from us, but thanks to the Internet, we can keep in touch. Thank you for that too!
Thank you for your support and your commitment to our children, by the gift of self that you do every day to do serve people, offering your skills in exchange for lodging and food,... and sometimes a little more, which allowed us to live even more good moments together.
I know that the best gift would be for you today, to be with your children. Enjoy life WITH them daily. Since we have welcomed them into our homes, into our lives, I know how much you miss them sometimes. I admire your courage, continuing to act, at all times, for the well-being of our family. As Sandra Dodd wrote about her husband, Keith, I see in this, your noble heart. In the meantime, I continue to do my part, by your side, so that this desire could become reality one day for you, for our children, for all the dads in the world (and the moms too), and for all the children.
Thank you for being there,
I love you ♥
On your birthday, I want to wish you a nice and enjoyable evening filled with love, surprises, good moments.
I'm glad you were born, I thank you for being in my life, for 30 years now.
Thank you for being who you are, genuine and sincere.
I'm glad you're a loving father, who is constantly trying to do better, and offering support and assistance to our children in their projects.
I wish I had a gift for you, something that can make you happy, and make you feeling good. I come empty-handed, but with a heart full of love.
In these challenging times, when we find ourselves having to find, to create, a new way of living for our family, I can not help but being filled with gratitude for the generosity and understanding that you express, what allowed us to live together. I've always enjoyed being present with our children every day, to accompany them in everything they like, discovering and learning at their sides.
I know that being an unschooling dad, more in a francophone province, where there are few other dads who make this choice, is sometimes a challenge in a world where people are often disconnected from life, from a real life. I think your perseverance is an example that shines, and it touches many people, for a long time.
Thank you for giving us a space, a computer and Internet access, for the past ten years. This allowed us to write, to learn English, learn and have fun doing research, studying all those different subjects that interest us..., and finally finding families living unschooling. Most are very distant from us, but thanks to the Internet, we can keep in touch. Thank you for that too!
Thank you for your support and your commitment to our children, by the gift of self that you do every day to do serve people, offering your skills in exchange for lodging and food,... and sometimes a little more, which allowed us to live even more good moments together.
I know that the best gift would be for you today, to be with your children. Enjoy life WITH them daily. Since we have welcomed them into our homes, into our lives, I know how much you miss them sometimes. I admire your courage, continuing to act, at all times, for the well-being of our family. As Sandra Dodd wrote about her husband, Keith, I see in this, your noble heart. In the meantime, I continue to do my part, by your side, so that this desire could become reality one day for you, for our children, for all the dads in the world (and the moms too), and for all the children.
Thank you for being there,
I love you ♥
Edith
Bonne fête Stéphane - lettre à un père unschooler
En cette journée d'anniversaire, je
désire te souhaiter une belle et agréable soirée, remplie d'amour,
de surprises, de bons moments.
Merci d'être qui tu es, authentique,
sincère.
Je suis heureuse que tu sois ce père
aimant, qui essaie constamment de faire mieux, et d'offrir ton soutien et ton aide à nos enfants dans leurs projets.
J'aurais souhaité t'offrir un cadeau,
quelque chose qui puisse te faire plaisir, et te faire du bien.
J'arrive les mains vides, mais le cœur rempli d'amour. En ces temps de défis, où nous nous retrouvons à nouveau à devoir inventer quelque moyen de
subsistance pour notre famille, je ne peux qu'être remplie de
gratitude pour cette générosité et cette compréhension que tu as, qui nous permet de vivre ensemble. J'ai toujours apprécié être présente auprès de nos enfants au quotidien, les accompagner dans ce qu'ils aiment, découvrir et apprendre, à leurs côtés.
Je sais combien être un papa
'unschooler', plus encore dans une province francophone, où il y a peu d'autres papas qui font ce choix, est parfois un défi, dans ce monde où trop souvent les gens sont
déconnectés de la vie, d'une vraie vie. Je pense que ta persévérance
est un exemple qui rayonne, et qui a déjà touché bien des gens, bien souvent. Merci de nous avoir offert un
espace, un ordinateur et un accès à Internet, pour les dix dernières
années. Cela nous a permis d'écrire, d'apprendre l'anglais, d'apprendre et d'avoir
du plaisir à faire de la recherche, à étudier tous ces sujets qui nous touchent,... et de trouver enfin des familles qui vivent le
unschooling. La plupart sont très éloignées de nous, mais grâce à
Internet, nous avons pu entrer en contact. Merci pour ça aussi!
Je sais que le plus beau cadeau serait,
pour toi, aujourd'hui, d'être avec tes enfants. De profiter de la vie
AVEC eux au quotidien. Depuis que nous les avons accueillis dans
notre foyer, dans notre vie, je sais combien ça te manque parfois.
J'admire ce courage que tu as de
continuer d'agir, à chaque instant, pour le bien-être de ta famille. Comme
Sandra Dodd l'a écrit en parlant de son mari, Keith, je vois là la
noblesse de ton cœur. En attendant, je continue de faire ma part, à tes côtés, afin que ce souhait soit réalité un jour, pour toi, pour nos enfants, pour tous
les papas du monde (et les mamans aussi), et pour tous les enfants.
Je t'aime ♥
Édith
P.S. Ça sera encore à crédit, je
sais, mais un anniversaire, ça doit être célébré pour créer de
beaux souvenirs alors, on va au resto ce soir? ;-)
dimanche 8 janvier 2012
Dimanche au soir, avec mon chum...
Pendant que certains jouent à Roblox, en ligne, mon chum me partage ses coups de coeur youtube de la semaine. ♥
Et moi, ça m'a rappellé ce premier concert auquel j'ai assisté moi aussi, comme Véronique Di Caire. Avec mon chum de l'époque (qui est aussi celui d'aujourd'hui, ha ha ha !) et ma maman. J'aimais Alain Morisod depuis longtemps et je rêvais, moi aussi, d'être pianiste. Alors les Sweet People en concert au Grand Théâtre, c'était formidable !
Et moi, ça m'a rappellé ce premier concert auquel j'ai assisté moi aussi, comme Véronique Di Caire. Avec mon chum de l'époque (qui est aussi celui d'aujourd'hui, ha ha ha !) et ma maman. J'aimais Alain Morisod depuis longtemps et je rêvais, moi aussi, d'être pianiste. Alors les Sweet People en concert au Grand Théâtre, c'était formidable !
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