Wednesday, September 26, 2007

My Resignation...

To Whom It May Concern

Herewith I Officially Resign As An Adult. I Have Decided To Take On The Responsibilities Of An Eight Year Old Again. I Want To Go To Mcdonald's And Think It's A Four Star Restaurant. I Want To Sail Stick Boats On A Muddy Puddle After The Rain. I Want To Play Touch.

I Want To Go Back To A Time When Smarties Were More Valuable Than Money Because You Could Eat Them. I Want To Lie Under A Huge Shady Tree With My Mates On A Hot Summer Day And Dream While Chewing On A Blade Of Grass.

I Want To Return To A Time When Life Was Simple And Knowledge Was Limited To Colours, Multiplication Tables And Old Mac Donald Had A Farm. It Didn't Matter That There Were Things You Didn't Know. So What! All You Knew Was How To Be Happy Because You Were Blissfully Unaware Of Things That Would Upset You Or Get You Worrying - Like Zits.

I Want To Believe Again That Life Is Good And Fair And Everyone Is Honest And Genuine. I Want To Believe Anything Is Possible.

I Want To Live Simply Again, I Don't Want To Have To Deal With Computer Crashes, Mountains Of Paperwork, Depressing News, More Days In The Month Than The Total In My Bank Account, Doctors' Bills, Gossip, Illness And The Loss Of Loved Ones.

I Want To Believe Again In The Power Of A Smile, Hugs, A Friendly Word, The Truth As It Was In The Beginning. Justice, Peace, Dreams, Imagination, People Without Their Masks And Questionable Motives. I Want To Bake Mudcakes.

So Here Are My "chequebook", My Car Keys, My Credit Cards And Everything Else That Represents "grown-up". Herewith I Officially Resign From Adulthood. If You'd Like To Discuss This Issue Or Whatever Else, You'll Have To Chase Me Because ..........."touch! You Ca-a-a-n't Catch Me!"


Love this...thanks for sharing Natasha!

2 comments:

Megan said...

I love this Laureen..oh how I would love to resign..I often watch my children, Adler lining up his cars in perfect little rows, Piper being consumed with anything Dora the Explorer, Sayler not wanting to miss the newest episode of Hannah Montana, and Raygan my oldest, starting to worry about her clothes, her hair, and ACK...boys! Just watching them reminds me of how great it is to be a child, nothing to worry about, no laundry to wash, no bills to pay..just being..happy little, cafefree kids. It's wild how time flies..in the blink of an eye, they'll be watching their own children enjoying such things..if only we could bottle childhood, to be able to open it up and sit and watch episodes of Happpy Days and Mork and Mindy, to eat huge bowls of ice cream and not worry that it's going staight to my hips..to ride to school in the backseat of the school bus and chit chat with my friends..and to play kickball in the street until dark..yes..I want to resign..but since I can't..I'll continue to enjoy my children, and help them create memories..that one day they themselves will long for!

Megan said...

BTW, thank for adding me to your blog roll..I'll add you too :)