BOSSY DO GOODER
We all have them in our lives, those people who judge us and are sure they know what is best for our lives. Sherry Garland calls them “Bossy Do Gooders” and that is the title of her new poem. Enjoy!
BOSSY DO GOODERS
By: Sherry C. Garland
May, 2012
Why is it people who have never had kids, are so willing to give you advice?
They seem to know such pat answers, offering solutions without thinking twice.
Why is it when you’ve lost true love, people say there are “more fish in the sea?”
He’s such a cad, for you he was bad,
They don’t think how much our love meant to me.
Why is it when old memories bring you down people often chant, “forget the past”?
They say it’s all behind you but the loss, pain, and regret can last.
We will raise our children OUR way. And try to understand why love went wrong,
We will try and forgive our past mistakes when our day seems oppressively long.
Only you can make your life choices. You are trying with all your Might.
Offer up what is hard to handle alone, And accept some people always think they are right.
Sherry Garland worked as a secretary and in sales. She is retired and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Hi Sherry/Pam
what Sherry has written is oh so true, I must have worked with people from all walks of life and 40 years later, the do-gooders are still out there dictating to us plebs as we are known by the do-gooders.
On another note my dad never gave me a shilling, (as l like to say) but he gave me words of wisdom, one being . You can have any thing in life you want my girl, as long as you work for it, and life is what you make it. Shame communities were broken up after the war, with kids growing up without the support of a community along with the words of wisdom, now they are told of their doos and donts from the do gooders.
Well done Sherry.
Thanks for your kinds words. I agree with your Dads words of wisdom. Life is what WE make it. Each morning we have a choice to make it a good day, or not. We are the only one who can put limitations on ourselves. Being a “Baby Boomer” I had the privilege of growing up in small community and it does teach you lessons you have a hard time getting in our transient world. I enjoyed your response. Write again! Sherry
Hi Maggie,
Sherry is very good at saying a lot with just a few words.
What you say about the government and children is so true and it is very sad that we’ve come to this. Community is so fragmented and young parents often, feel very isolated. Society has few common values and the gives government a chance to do what government likes to do best, gain more power over peoples lives. In the U.S., it was drugs and the sexual revolution that broke many of the common bonds people used to hold. We are crumbling from within and on many different levels. Children, like the canaries in a mine, are the first to bear the brunt of suffering but eventually, it will spread to everyone if things aren’t turned around.
Pam