ritual their hands ensconced in woven bags filled
with big black ants suffering
their sting to make
them strong and immune to illnessAs the kids grow older it feels as if you cherish
Amazon ideas of planning rituals to make them
strong and immune to decadence: we shall stand back and not offer them easy rides when
They have left school, shall not ferry them to and
from wherever they work without payment of fuel,
they can use the pool car but only for college and
university - I listen and agree
Knowing that my parents’ blind support for their kids
did not do us any good - hearing our son swearing
allegiance to you and all your rules, agreeing that
you are strict - but it is best
I follow your lead with quiet contentment, reassured
that you are giving our kids an invaluable gift: to be
well-adapted in society, hard-working, independent
- I remember how scared I was of life
Determined never to have kids to prevent them growing
up in the chaos in which I lived, how much I had to learn
when you taught me how to organise life - I knew then
that you would be perfect with kids
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