How does a woman teach a boy to be a man?

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    How does a woman teach a boy to be a man?

    I never wanted to be a single mother
    but I wouldn't go back and change a thing.
    I named my son Kemari, which means young prince,
    and one day he will be a king.
    But how does a woman
    teach a boy to become a man?
    How does a mother know,
    when its time to hold her son close,
    and when its time to let go of his hand?
    It's hard being both mother and father
    and sometimes I wonder,
    would it be easier, if I had given birth to a daughter?
    But then I look at my beautiful son,
    I have never been so in love.
    I do the best that I can
    but what does a woman know
    about being a man?
    I can teach him right from wrong,
    I can show him the value in working hard,
    I can provide for him, all the tools he will need
    to grow up healthy and strong.
    But how will I make him understand
    the difference between being a boy,
    and being a man?

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    Qualin commented on How does a woman teach a boy to be a man?

    07-30-2009

    JUST FOR THE RECORD.........................QUALIN

    Qualin commented on How does a woman teach a boy to be a man?

    07-30-2009

    VERY GOOD THERE IS A LITTLE MAN IN EVERY WOMAN EVEN FROM THE BEGINNING.. AS A LIONESS WILL FACE AND DETURE THE KING OF BEASTS...SO WILL IT BE WHEN THE SITUATION ERUPTS...I TRULY BELEIVE YOU WILL HANDLE IT..YOU'VE ALREADY SHOWN IT....THROUGH LOVE EXCELLANT WRITING

    WordSlinger commented on How does a woman teach a boy to be a man?

    07-30-2009

    Be there always for him, but there will be a time for tough love also. Good Write.

    Poetry is what is lost in translation.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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