Last week the Alliston community lost a young talent soul to a train accident. The Blue Frog, where I work, hosted a memorial/band night for him and hundreds of his friends showed up to proclaim their love for him.
I was planning to send Kade to my parents house so I could work overtime but I wanted him close to me. I want to cherish every last moment I have with him and a lose like this one really brings that home. Alex came home early from work and brought him along. I want my child to be exposed to both life and death. To learn that every moment is worth living to its fullest because you never know when it will be your last.
Some would say that a child Kade's age (almost 4) would be to young to understand such things but he would have proved them all wrong last Friday night. Not only was he genuinely upset about the lose of a young man that he never knew but he could empathized with my lose. He held me tight while I cried and wiped my tears.
Kade has always been a sensitive kid but it is moments like that that I know that my child is on a wonderful journey and I'm glad that Montessori School and Rachel Coleman are their to guide him forward.
One more quick note: I aspire to be the type of parent who can rejoice my child's life. Who can "not sweat the small stuff" and allow my child to be everything I know he can be. This lose has taught me so much about the type of parent I want to be. Watching parents mourn their only child with such control and composer has shown me that parenting is more about the life you give your child then the one you want for them. That if you give your child the love they deserve everyday then they will love others and they will live on in others! It's all about love!
Rest in Peace, Patrick!
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