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your dad, to love your dad as if he were our own son. And your mother? Well, let’s just say we can’t be more proud of how she’s grown and matured and become quite the entrepreneur.</p><p id="e9e7">Yes, we’re very proud of both of them, and now you’re here Piper, born into the most chaotic situation the world has experienced in the better part of 102 years, but you know what hon?</p><p id="0618">It’s okay. It’s okay because you’ll have mommy and daddy to show you the way. Us too, if they’re willing to let us.</p><p id="dce5">As a family Piper, we’ll not just <i>tell</i> you or make recommendations on how to live your life, we’ll <i>show </i>you how we live ours. We’ll lead by example, all the while remembering you’re always watching, you’re learning our traits and our habits, our perspectives.</p><p id="4cdb">We’ll show you how to love Humans, not just those around you each day, but those who you’ve never even met yet. We’ll show you human beings come in all colors, sexes, sexual preferences, religions, and cultural beliefs. We’ll teach you with our actions not to discriminate against anyone and prove there is no place for hatred of another Human in your heart.</p><p id="1736">All of us will prove to you that you are by no means entitled to anything simply because of the color of your skin or how much money you have or don’t have.</p><p id="79d3">Even if we could buy silver spoons for you, we won’t.</p><p id="97ea">Our family will do our best to teach you humility, mindfulness, and caring, and we will nudge you along into eventually becoming a free thinker, who is never fearful of forming your own beliefs and core values and sticking with them.</p><p id="8626">We will teach you the value of money, the real value of it, and we will point out the constant need for doi

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ng good things with it, not just for yourself, but for others as well.</p><p id="952e">We will show you respect and honesty even when it hurts you or us. We will tenderly hold you when you’re older as you cry from pain and frustration, and we’ll offer nothing except a shoulder to cry on or someone to talk to if you wish.</p><p id="1e27">We will love you with all our hearts, bodies, and minds, and though some days living is going to be very tough for you, Piper, we will hold back our attempts to rush in and save the day.</p><p id="b7f9">Letting you fail at anything will be the most painfully difficult thing we’ll ever do.</p><p id="5d5e">But we will because we know it’s how you’ll learn.</p><p id="3b4b">There may come a day when we tell you how much we love you and in anger and spite you tell us otherwise, but that’s okay, Piper. We understand anger can make someone say things they otherwise wouldn’t. Remember, child, we were all at one time exactly where you are right now.</p><p id="1cc9">Amazed and confused, disoriented, and not really understanding what’s going on around you.</p><p id="7316">We will help you, Piper. We will love you, baby girl, with every fiber of our beings, and we will show you the path and bite our lips in trepidation as you walk it.</p><p id="facf">Some of us may not live to see you grow up hon, but that’s okay. We’ll never really leave you. Whatever spiritual plane becomes our final destination, we’ll still be watching you as you grow into a beautifully magnificent Human.</p><p id="43f6">And we’ll be rooting for you and beaming with pride the entire time.</p><h1 id="7267">Thank You So Much For Reading</h1><p id="45c4">Let’s keep in touch: [email protected]</p><p id="29d2"><i>© P.G. Barnett, 2020. All Rights Reserved.</i></p></article></body>

Life

A Tribute To Piper Bella Cook

Into This World She’s Come

Permission Granted By Piper’s Parents — We’ll Beg Her Forgiveness When She’s Older.

At precisely 12:08 Central Daylight Time Saturday morning, my seventh grandchild and third granddaughter announced her entrance into this world of ours.

And I’m conflicted as all holy h*ll about it. For one thing, an instant message picture is as close as grandpa and grandma are going to get for a while.

Thanks very much, COVID-19.

What with the situation like it is, only our daughter and son-in-law could be in attendance for this momentous occasion, except for the doctors and nurses who all had had front row seats.

Although two dimensional, this photo means the world to us.

It’s been a long time since the missus, and I held a newborn in our arms. A long time since we’ve had the pleasure of watching the eyes of a newborn infant as they process all the sights, smells, sounds, and sensations against her cherubic face.

And we may not be able to hold her in our arms, but we can certainly ask mommy and daddy to deliver this message to you.

Piper Bella Cook? Welcome to this scary, beautiful, wonderous, soul-crushing, uplifting, terrifying, and glorious place, also known as life.

Grandma and I would like to share a few things with you, child. We know your mother and father won’t mind because they are two of the most beautiful, hardworking people we know. We’ve learned to respect your dad, to love your dad as if he were our own son. And your mother? Well, let’s just say we can’t be more proud of how she’s grown and matured and become quite the entrepreneur.

Yes, we’re very proud of both of them, and now you’re here Piper, born into the most chaotic situation the world has experienced in the better part of 102 years, but you know what hon?

It’s okay. It’s okay because you’ll have mommy and daddy to show you the way. Us too, if they’re willing to let us.

As a family Piper, we’ll not just tell you or make recommendations on how to live your life, we’ll show you how we live ours. We’ll lead by example, all the while remembering you’re always watching, you’re learning our traits and our habits, our perspectives.

We’ll show you how to love Humans, not just those around you each day, but those who you’ve never even met yet. We’ll show you human beings come in all colors, sexes, sexual preferences, religions, and cultural beliefs. We’ll teach you with our actions not to discriminate against anyone and prove there is no place for hatred of another Human in your heart.

All of us will prove to you that you are by no means entitled to anything simply because of the color of your skin or how much money you have or don’t have.

Even if we could buy silver spoons for you, we won’t.

Our family will do our best to teach you humility, mindfulness, and caring, and we will nudge you along into eventually becoming a free thinker, who is never fearful of forming your own beliefs and core values and sticking with them.

We will teach you the value of money, the real value of it, and we will point out the constant need for doing good things with it, not just for yourself, but for others as well.

We will show you respect and honesty even when it hurts you or us. We will tenderly hold you when you’re older as you cry from pain and frustration, and we’ll offer nothing except a shoulder to cry on or someone to talk to if you wish.

We will love you with all our hearts, bodies, and minds, and though some days living is going to be very tough for you, Piper, we will hold back our attempts to rush in and save the day.

Letting you fail at anything will be the most painfully difficult thing we’ll ever do.

But we will because we know it’s how you’ll learn.

There may come a day when we tell you how much we love you and in anger and spite you tell us otherwise, but that’s okay, Piper. We understand anger can make someone say things they otherwise wouldn’t. Remember, child, we were all at one time exactly where you are right now.

Amazed and confused, disoriented, and not really understanding what’s going on around you.

We will help you, Piper. We will love you, baby girl, with every fiber of our beings, and we will show you the path and bite our lips in trepidation as you walk it.

Some of us may not live to see you grow up hon, but that’s okay. We’ll never really leave you. Whatever spiritual plane becomes our final destination, we’ll still be watching you as you grow into a beautifully magnificent Human.

And we’ll be rooting for you and beaming with pride the entire time.

Thank You So Much For Reading

Let’s keep in touch: [email protected]

© P.G. Barnett, 2020. All Rights Reserved.

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