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Today I am wishing I could, for all I'm worth, open up the hearts and heads of a few young people and stuff all my knowledge in there. If I could forsake their pain, their anxieties, their frets and let them know that life trudges onward; I would do it! If I could shove the years of learning, hurting, growing, crying, jubilance, rebellion, defiance, love, and acceptance into their in-the-now brains . . . I'd suffer whatever consequences might come with it.

Don't try to grow up too quick. Life is going to happen whether you rush it or not. Enjoy your youth. Enjoy your friends, jerking around, being silly, and hanging out. Don't rush adulthood. There are far too many responsibilities that come with it, that you aren't even aware of.

Don't denounce your family just because you think you're the only sane person from your blood line. You will grow to learn that family is THE single most precious commodity on earth! Your relatives may be a little off-kilter, but they will move mountains for you. Differences of opinion and beliefs are healthy and open the door to communication. They are not a motive to shut down and sequester yourself.

Running off, babies having babies, playing house, cutting communication will cause more chaos and destruction than you ever imagined. Why work at rebuilding bridges or repairing fences, when a few moments of open-minded communication and humility will keep those structures as pristine as ever? It is because in the infinite wisdom of youth; we are emboldened with the joys of omnipotence. And it is a wonderful thing until we realize we are lost on some island without a way home ~ and that is always where we want to go.

Home is where family is. Home is safety. Home is security. Home is love and warmth and acceptance and endurance; and yes . . . just a dash or two of insanity. Home is love.