Sweet Inspiration Poem by Curtis Johnson

Sweet Inspiration Curtis Johnson
As I was taking my daughter home one day, she said to me, 'Until then.' I was expressing my own frustration by questioning her ability to get along in life without my assistance. I wondered out loud with her about how long it might take for her to be fully emancipated. Yes, she was on her own with three kids, but it seemed to me that her reliance on my services needed to be curtailed. Her reply indicated to me that she would be utilizing me as long as I was available. I was deeply moved and inspired by those two words. I came to realize in a very personal and close-up way that 'her growth and maturity' was greatly linked to the word 'Then'. Since that moment, I have been more aware that emancipation is a two-way process. I also became more cognicent of allowing the 'Then Time' to come more sooner than later.
Late one night after I had picked him up from work, my oldest son said, 'Dad, I do not need you to be my news reporter'. Those words were in response to my repeated attempts to 'remind him' of some of his obligations. In a very passionate tone, he was informing me that he was now an adult and no longer required such reminders. On that particular night, I was indeed the one being taught to 'grow up'.
'Dad, you need to losen up a bit and be more flexible'. Such were the reply of my youngest son when I questioned his inability to return straight home after being sent on a mission. He was a new driver, and I was a 'worrier'. Up to that point, I was indeed an A, B, C and 1,2,3 type of person. Since that night, I have learned to 'Chill'; and sometimes I might even skip A and B, or forget about 3 and jump to 7. I thought 'Father knows best'.
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