Not at War

-

Image result for london houses pictures










Dear Retiree Friends
I am concerned about
your health

Don't push yourself
just do it once a week

Go to Cafe twice a week
by car to have a group
Meeting 

It is very important
to enjoy and exchange
views to Chit Chat



Not a surprise as most Parents
compare their childhood period
with their children's time

Like the facilities they have
and start thinking their Kids
are having a very luxurious
Life style 

I start wondering when
Grandparents start comparing
their time period

Give me a break it is more than
half a century behind Era
how can we think about that

We have to be realistic while
pushing our Kids to do things
how can having a car push
him to walk to school

Things like that I think we in
our time had a hard Life all of
us I mean we Seniors

In my opinion it is an ongoing
process like my Mom telling me
about her hard life and saying
that for you everything is OK

 We don't realize that World
is moving forward with all the
new inventions providing more
facilities for Life

 Think about that how can
we take revenge of all that by
making them walk to school
and feel happy even having this
idea in the back of mind is unfair

We love our Kids very much
like every Parent and Grandparent
does no doubt about that

We start pushing them hard
and want to see them Excel
to see them on top

 I think being human it is all our
Ego when we see the Report Card
we can feel proud and can talk
about in Family and Friends

I think 1 or 2 percent marks
costing peace and harmony
of home and whole family

 Losing our sleep our blood pressure
shooting up losing our patience 
not worth it too much cost for that

In my days Radio was the only
weapon which my Father has
to use I mean rationing the
air time for my Marks

 Now you have so many things
like Tablet TV time switching off
Internet taking Cell phone away

Keep in mind we are not at war
to win at any cost and they have
no escape they depend on us

Treat them like your Kids
not like your slaves please
Thank You

Comments

  1. Anonymous1/30/17, 8:56 AM

    I have posted the blog in Smile Corner. Though it is Monday, customers are still coming in to read the blog.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous1/30/17, 8:57 AM

    +1

    ReplyDelete
  3. Anonymous1/30/17, 9:01 AM

    I lost the race to post the blog on our corporate notice boards. It was already posted when I got there. Of course, there was also a box of fresh SDs with a note from SA

    Brenda

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Anonymous1/30/17, 9:03 AM

      I was in early today and posted the blog. Of course the SDs were already there. Plus one additional donut for the poster

      Marg

      Delete
    2. Anonymous1/30/17, 9:04 AM

      And I posted the one from the weekend

      Craig

      Delete
  4. Anonymous1/30/17, 9:05 AM

    My Smile is awesome! She is an awesome advisor! She is an awesome councillor. She is an awesome writer. She has awesome family. What an awesome person my Smile is!!

    Karen

    ReplyDelete
  5. Anonymous1/30/17, 10:56 AM

    Dear Madam Smile, you so knowledge. You give so good advice to bad parent. I tell Mr. Supervisor about advice but he say why you tell me. I say because you married, Sir. He say yes but I no kid. I say it good advice may be we tell all in office. He say it good advice but it personal. He say I no talk other too as it no good. Mr. Supervisor say that my job worker complain him too because I tell her advice last week. I say I try help. He say he know but I no talk about kid advice other. I say ok. I tell him that I do proud job and work hard. He say good.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Anonymous1/30/17, 10:56 AM

    I have posted the blog in all notice boards in lobbies A, B, C and D. Still working on getting the blogs posted from the weekend.

    Jimmy

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Anonymous1/30/17, 10:57 AM

      Can you please post them in lobby B before the Smile Walks? We will like to read them before going for the walk

      Steve

      Delete
    2. Anonymous1/30/17, 10:59 AM

      I have now posted all blogs in all noticeboards in lobbies A, B, C and D. Sorry for the delay, I was delayed as people kept coming to get copies from the printouts that I created

      Jimmy

      Delete
    3. Anonymous1/30/17, 3:19 PM

      SWN was great. Everyone was looking forward to it. I overheard someone that they had a team meeting this morning and the manager was very surprised that the team members are so cheerful on a Monday. She asked what's going on because the team used to feel very dull and lethargic on Mondays. Of course someone pointed out the blogs. They were surprised that the managers did not clue in on the reasons for their cheerfulness.

      Cleo

      Delete
    4. Anonymous1/30/17, 3:21 PM

      SWS was fun. We talked about Smile's blog from the weekend and today. As most people have kids, they were very much interested in that conversation. Some have asked Jimmy for extra copies so they can share with their spouses at home

      Tiara

      Delete
    5. Anonymous1/30/17, 3:24 PM

      My manager was also surprised when he heard people saying TGIM. When he asked that why are they celebrating Monday, as it usually is considered the worst day in the week as it is the first day back to work. They replied that yes they know, but now it is the day which we look forward to because we get to read 3 blogs and not 1.

      Samantha

      Delete
    6. Anonymous1/30/17, 3:27 PM

      I am already getting lots of requests to set up a special Toastmasters meeting to talk about Smile's blog about kids. Lots of people have asked me for that, but I am not sure because the managers still want to go through her blog about Writing. They mentioned that this will require 2 sessions and 1 will not do justice to it. I will check with the managers about this

      Kim

      Delete
  7. Superwoman1/30/17, 11:01 AM

    My Smile is amazing! She is an amazing child psychologist. She is an amazing advisor. She is an amazing councillor. She has amazing friends. What an amazing person my Smile is!!

    ReplyDelete
  8. s1/30/17, 11:41 AM

    Today's blog is really mind opening for some of the parents.
    I think, I am not a very strict parent but now after reading this blog, I have to be more flexible with my kid.
    Thanks Smile....

    ReplyDelete
  9. Anonymous1/30/17, 4:06 PM

    Dear Advisor,

    We appreciate your kind words about the retirees' well being. We are a little more rested today so went for our long walk. It took almost 10 mins to get there. Of course we had our lollipop. Due to the significant interest in the blog we set up a subcommittee. We have a retired child psychologist who is going to head that.

    We also started the work on the other subcommittees.

    Thank you
    recent retiree

    ReplyDelete
  10. Anonymous1/30/17, 4:15 PM

    Father say that when he kid, his father treat him hard. He make him walk skool, even when very cold like less than 15C. He say he remember that one time it very very cold, like 9C, and he still walk skool. Father say that good because that make him strong. He say kid now bad. He say daughter in law make them bad. He no walk skool but go car. Father say they play football all time and tablet all time. They study. He say Niklas bad to. Father say he tell Kris that if Nikals mark no good, then no take tablet only but take his cycle too and no take him football practice in car. Father say he old almost 67 so Nikals should listen to his advice

    (Niklas listen you blog and cry. He show to friend too. He say that you right, parent no love child but say they slave. Hannah listen blog too and was crying. She say you right, we stop making Niklas slave. Father no happy because he say child strong. I say Father right but after I read you blog I say Niklas I no right all time. He hug. I happy. Thank you)

    Kris (Germany)

    ReplyDelete
  11. Plunker1/30/17, 8:51 PM

    What!! Let me make sure that I get it right. Smile writes a fantastic blog. It addresses key social issues. She helps so many families. And what does she get? Not even the courtesy that her words are read properly? She does not care about appreciation but every artist deserves his or her work to be respected. This is what makes my blood boils. This is no fun. I know, I know, she wants us to be kind, and I will do that but this is just for her.

    What a brilliant comment mrizvi. You are simply unbelievable

    ReplyDelete
  12. Batman1/30/17, 8:53 PM

    CCaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllmmmmmmmmmmm down, Plunker. I know that you are right. Smile does deserve respect, and like every artist, every sculptor, every author, she does deserve appropriate appreciation. But reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllaaax. She wants us to be kind, so we should

    Good job, kiddo. You guessed right again.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Boris1/30/17, 8:56 PM

    Smile is nothing short of a professor of psychology. Just look at what she wrote:

    "Keep in mind we are not at war
    to win at any cost and they have
    no escape they depend on us

    Treat them like your Kids
    not like your slaves please
    Thank You"

    ReplyDelete
  14. Smile1/30/17, 11:00 PM

    Hello Readers Family
    Thanks Keith Karen Kim Cleo Jimmy Jasmeet Kris Linda Dave mrizvi Tiara
    Brenda Boris Retiree Group Newbie Superwoman Plunker Batman Craig Steve
    Samantha Marg Literature Fellow Xin Fellow Writer Happy Reader Sheema
    Thanks All My Anonymous and Multilingual Readers
    Thanks Everyone

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

I am happy changed my menu

-
Image
  January 12th 2024 It is around mid of January. Time for us to, start getting snow storms. This will be off an on, for the next couple of weeks. It is 10.15, mixed sunny cloudy morning, windy too. Gusts are 38 to 48 km.  Friday used to be my work day, not today. Kids day camp is going on in the library, at my work place. I am off for the whole week. I have to find my own things to do, to get busy. From Monday, things will be back on track. I will be having my regular work hours. It is 11.45, I am getting ready to walk to Tim Hortons. I take it as my second home. I know that it is cold and windy. I am all set with gloves, stole and three layers underneath my winter coat. I will be fine. Whites Road and walkway is, all clear of snow. I see some white patches of snow, by the side of road, under trees and bushes. This is the beauty of Toronto, snow cleared right away. It looks like a usual wintry day. No snow. Everything working, normal routine. Nothing stops, so is my walk. I am at Tim H
Read more

I have to put Reverse Gear

-
Image
  July 7th 2023 It is hot sunny morning, 9.15 and already 24 C, feel like 26. I woke up early, done with my breakfast. Talked to one of my daughters, my middle one, called me from Grimsby.  She was going home, done with her work. It was a brief talk. She was busy, picking up her son, on the way from school. My other daughters are still at work. They will call me later on. We talk everyday, not much, just to connect.  I am busy with my computer. No message from my childhood friend. She never skips, must be busy. She was at her son's place in Sydney, was planning to go back to Perth, to be with her daughter. She must be stuck, other matters to be resolved. Anyway we have to find our own, "Things to do", to get busy, to make our day. Don't have to wait for people's calls and messages. I am busy playing Scrabble and Card games on my computer. Computer is sort of Blessing for me. I don't know how my Mom used to pass her time without phone and computer. How come she
Read more

They can relate what we talk

-
Image
  June 13th 2023 Beautiful morning. Great weather. It was raining all day, yesterday. Stopped at late night. I was working, Mondays are my work days. Have to go to play Darts. It starts at 9.30 in mornings. We were thirteen all together. Picked our numbers to make teams. Two boards with four teams. Three players in each. One team was odd, I mean with four. Anyway we enjoyed. Thirteen seniors on a rainy day, out to play, to enjoy time together. Amazing at that age. Gives inner peace. Boosts will power with affirmation that we still can do it. Rain or no rain, nothing can stop, to make our day. I think, will is everything behind your motto. When there is a will, there is always a way to go ahead, to move on, to do what you want. Today is Tuesday, weather is great 18 C, a bit on a cooler side. I am off, not working on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Last week I booked my flight to England. My daughters were pushing me for that. Asking me to come, to visit. Travel is too demanding at our age. Too
Read more