Let Kids Be Kids
- Let kids be kids; just let them be
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Princesses, pirates; let the bath be the sea!
- Let them stare at the sky and find animals in the clouds.
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Let them dance in the rain and sing out loud.
- Let them dream really big and wish upon a star.
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Let them feel the wind in their hair from the window of a car.
- Smell their dandelion bouquet like it’s your favorite flower,
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For they will grow up in what seems like just an hour.
- Tell them bedtime stories each and every night.
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Let them sleep in the middle when they awake with fright.
- Shield them from evil and keep them from danger,
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But teach them of acts of kindness for complete strangers.
- Don’t hurry them, overschedule them, and make them feel lost,
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For if this happens it will be you who will pay the cost!
- Let them build castles, do cartwheels, and find shells in the sand.
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If they need a little help, then please give them a hand!
- Let them walk barefoot and the grass tickle their feet,
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For it’s the small things in life that will make them feel complete!
- Let them make couch cushion forts and sleep in a tent,
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For this is the way childhood was meant to be spent!
- Let them bring you breakfast in bed, let them burn your toast.
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Someday it will be times like this you will miss the most.
- Teach them how to serve others and be a good friend.
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If you teach all these things, their love will have no end.
- Teach them in life, not everyone will win.
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And when they lose they need to accept with a grin.
- It’s not about the money you have and the things you have bought.
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Life is all about lessons that parents have taught!
- So let kids be kids, just let them be.
- And our world will be a better place for you and for me!