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My loving daughters (Part 3) : Alice, our younger daughter
Alice... In contrast to Carolines quiet nature, Alice had a more extroverted personality. Even as a young little child, Alice was adventurous whenever she saw an opportunity, and was unafraid of going to the dentist, as she would be rewarded with a little toy after each visit. She enjoyed having many friends and got along with just about everyone. Alice was also pretty good at entertaining us by impersonating TV characters and other funny personalities. Alice enjoyed activities that might be considered to be more male-dominated such as capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian marshal art), snow boarding, skate boarding and surfing.
When we used to go out, Alice always held my hand tightly, as if she didnt want to lose me. I enjoyed holding Alices hand when we walked together. One day when Alice was 13 or 14 years old, she didnt want to hold my hand any more. I realized that it was time for Alice to want some independence from her parents. I figured it was the telltale sign of Alice becoming a teenager, and that she would want to do things her own way. Alice and Caroline were no different at this phase. Suddenly, I felt lonely and sad that I was becoming less of an influence on their lives. But we respected their opinions and views on life, and I felt good that we had already given them adequate tools to become self-sufficient. I have heard many stories of juvenile delinquency resulting from inadequate upbringing. It reminded me of a western adage that goes "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime." Now, it's up to our children to practice and implement what they learned.
Alice finished high school with honorable achievement. In addition, Alice received the Most Respected Student Award, voted by her grade 12 graduating classmates. I was actually more gratified with Alice receiving this award than the honorable achievement, as I was always of the opinion that good people skills are more valuable than academic excellence in pursuing a successful career.
After completing high school, Alice chose the arts as a career. I could not figure out where Alices artistic talent originated from. It was certainly not from me or Yonja. Our role as parents was limited to supporting, encouraging, and guiding our childrens decisions. They knew their own dreams better than anyone, and the ultimate decisions were theirs.
While Alice was attending art college in Calgary away from home, she also took out student loans and had summer jobs in order to finance her education and living expenses. Alice rented a two bedroom apartment with a friend to save money. Alice worked at retail stores to finance her education, rent and spending money.
We bought Alice a 6 year-old vehicle, a 1989 Toyota Tercel for $3800 while she was attending college. Alice drove the vehicle for 8 years until she moved to New York City in 2006. Caroline has since taken over Alices car for her driving needs.
Alice quit her well-paid job at the world renowned Electronic Art in Vancouver and left for New York City to venture into a bigger and more prestigious art design industry. Alice wanted to pursue her dream of diversifying her experience during her youth. After several months of working a few different jobs, she finally settled down as an associate art director of a science magazine.
As parents, we would like to see them get married and have their own families someday. But those are personal matters and we dont want to pressure our children. They have their own lives and they are fully capable of making such decisions on their own.
They manage to take a few weeks of vacation every year and come home to get together as a family, or go on family holidays, sharing quality time while we can.
Both Caroline and Alice have always assured us that they would look after their parents in old age no matter what happened. Its very gratifying to know that we have such loving children who are willing to make sacrifices for their parents.
However, Yonja and I have other plans, and we will be able to support our own lives. We dont want our children to make sacrifices to care for us. That would be the last thing we expect from them, and we intend to do everything we can to stay healthy and independent for the rest of our years, hopefully peacefully and without causing inconveniences to our children. We are a truly blessed family. We praise our Lord Jesus and give all glories to Him for our two lovely children who have been a very special gift to our family.
The End
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