The Three Minute Grandparent: Courage


“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the judgment that something else is more important.” (Father to daughter in Princess Diaries.)  The Cowardly Lion searched for courage in The Wizard of Oz.
  Audie Murphy, decorated WW2 soldier, displayed it while on the battlefield.  Courage seems to be the subject of newspaper articles, TV shows and movies, and it is a word thrown around on the internet.  Is there such a thing as courage?  True courage?  Webster’s dictionary defines it as mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. 
How does one display true courage?  Parents of young children are courageous to this Grandpa.  Children are a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week undertaking.  No time off is generally available to the caring parent of a 2 year old.  Teaching, nurturing, feeding, bathing, driving, walking and loving a child are all full time duties.  Adding a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th child more than multiply the effort, time and strength needed to meet the needs of these little ones.  Motherhood and Fatherhood are often ignored concepts in our society; however, these are the true heroes to this Grandpa.  These are the heroes who display courage on a daily basis.  I am proud to be the Father/Daddy of 4 children and the Grandpa of 2 (soon to be 3) grandchildren.  Our children and their spouses are true heroes and they display courage on a daily basis as they raise our grandchildren.  It is not easy, however, this Grandpa is proud of you.  

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