As parents, we never know when we're going to say something we think is insignificat to a little one that has hung their star on it.

There's a song I like a lot, in fact, several, and when I told my mom, she said they were awful. She and I hardly ever agreed on much so if the songs were ruined by her disapproval, then everything else has been ruined... and I don't know the difference.

I like the song very much! And I like to words. There are many times it's better to smile through our tears than to dwell on them. If we smile, we attract more possitive things to ourselves and our lives.

My mom used to tell me "there's no sense in crying" but there really is! It's good to cry; long and hard, or just to let the tears trickle down your face. Tears and cleansing. My mom never cried. Then came a time she needed the release and it wouldn't come.

"Smile though your heart is aching"! But take time to let the tears flow, too.