A HOME WITHOUT CHILDREN

There were days when My home used to be filled with laughter, arguments, fights, jokes and loads of mischief.
Pens and books unwashed used plates litered all over, and clothes messing the rooms, thrown on the beds.
I will be very angry shouting at at them to tidy up their mess.

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In the morning:
One will wake up and shouting am looking for school bag and upon seeing the bag,she will still nag mama I can't find a certain book.
And the other will say : I can't find my perfume,
And one will say : Mama where's my homework.
And another : Mama I forgot to complete my homework.
Everyone used to ask about their lost possessions. And I will say, why cant you keep you things where they are meant to be?Take care of your stuff, be responsible, you have to grow up.

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Today they are gone and left to search for their various choice of endeavours of life leaving me to wallow in my loneliness.I stood at the doorway of the room. The beds are empty and neatly kept. All the wardrobes are empty if not for few pieces of clothes in them. And what remains is the smell of perfume that lingers in the air.
Everyone had a special smell. So I take in the smell of their perfume for maybe it will fill the empty ache in my heart.

All I have now is the memory of their laughs and their mischief and their warm hugs and troubles
Today my house is clean and organized and everything is in its place, and it is calm and peaceful. But it is like a desert with no life in it. Do not become angry with your kids about the mess.
Every time they come to visit and they spend time with us, when they are ready to leave. They pull their bags and its as if they tug my heart along with it.
They close the door behind them and then I stand still and think of the many times I shouted them to close the doors.

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Here I am today, closing my own doors. Nobody opens it besides me,too heart saddling. Each one gone to a different city or a different country. All left to find their own path in life.
They have grown up and I wished that they could stay with me forever but is not possible again.

I beseech! God in prayers to take care of them & all other children wherever they may be, for You are their guide and protector ...and always keep them happy

If your children are still in the stage that you need to talk and talk before they could get things done in the house, please, cherish and endure it with joy, don't nag, they will soon leave your home for you, remember they were not there at the beginning of your marriage. Now that they are around, make them happy.

This little pieces is dedicated to all mothers and fathers.