From my childhood, I remember a tiny old woman named Mary, made pale and almost translucent by time. Mary’s childhood memories extended back to the confusing and violent finale of the civil war, and she told stories of brutal murders in those days and refused to name some of the killers, as if dead men might still be prosecuted in the late 1950s.
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Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
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Don’t be ashamed of reliving your childhood, Ox, because all of us must do it now and then to maintain our sanity.
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Source: Barry Hughart, Bridge of Birds (1984).
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Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.
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Source: Dave Pelzer, A Child Called “It” (1995).
Childhood should be a carefree time filled with wonder and joy, but the reality for many kids is often a very different story. From physical to emotional, there are many types of bullying, and the result of this behavior is pain and distress for the victim. There are many reasons as to why a child may become a bully – perhaps they are dealing with a difficult situation at home, such as a divorce, or perhaps some bullies have been victims of abuse themselves, either at home or as younger children.
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Childhood is not a race to see how quickly a child can read, write and count. Childhood is a small window of time to learn and develop at the pace which is right for each individual child.
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Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.
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