Most people have that steady rock. Someone they know without any doubt, he or she will always tell them the truth. Always want the best for them. Always keep them from following the devil down the rabbit hole into misery.
I was old enough to know exactly what he meant. You see, for me, my Dad was that one person. I thank God for my Dad.
I realize that one or both parents may or may not be that “rock.”
It’s truly heartbreaking to be a child who cannot trust her mother to love her unconditionally. It’s likely that someone, is in that exact situation.
In my life, I knew my mother didn’t like me much, not like a typical mother. But she was still my mother. I was taught by the Nuns at the parochial school I attended, I must “honor my mother,” even though they must have known something was up.
I was in the 1st grade when my mother took a thin branch from the backyard tree, made me bend over the kitchen table, and switched me. My Dad wasn’t home to hear my cries.
Younger than seven years old. I was anemic, very thin. Somehow, I got a heavy wooden ladder, lifted it up against the garage, climbed up and jumped off the roof. That was what mother told my Dad. Hospital and many stitches followed. My Dad never left me alone with mother again.
Of course, as I got older, there were instances, I couldn’t tell my Dad. I don’t know why. Maybe I was embarrassed. I was a very sheltered girl. I never even went on a date with a boy. I guess I didn’t want my dad to think poorly of me, so I kept quiet when I shouldn’t have.
The point is my Dad was always there for me. He still is my rock.
When I was 16, I never told my Dad the something that happened to me, and I never told him what my mother forced me to do that destroyed my dreams and changed my life. I just couldn’t break his heart.
I honored my mother until the day she died. I have only recently forgiven her.
I can say with absolute certainty that if you don’t have a person you trust, a “rock” who will be there for you… you are making the biggest mistake of your life.
I had my Dad. I kept my mouth shut when it mattered most. I kept what mother made me do, from him. Don't make that mistake.
If I would have told him as I should have, “she” would not have been able to force me to do the unthinkable.
You see, it doesn’t do any good to have a “rock” who is there for you, if you keep secrets. I failed to follow my Dad’s wisdom. I paid dearly for it. Be sure you have that one person who you can depend on. Don't remain silent. It may save your life from hell.
Who is your one person that you can always trust without a doubt has your best interests at heart?
I hope Dad’s Wisdom helps you, like it helps me.
You would have liked my dad. He would have made you feel as though you were the most important person he's ever met.
I know he would have liked you. Have a wonderful day. Give someone your smile today.