ILoved You Enough Somedaywhen my children  are old enough to understand  the logic that motivates  a parent, I will tell them:  I loved you enough...  to ask where you were going, with whom, and at what time you would be home.  I loved you enough...  to insist that you save  your money and buy a bike  for yourself even though we  could afford to buy one for you.  I loved you enough...  to be silent and let you discover  that your new best friend was a creep.  I loved you enough...  to make you take the M & M's  back to the drugstore and tell the clerk,  "I stole this yesterday and I want to pay for it."  I loved you enough...  to stand over you for  two hours while you cleaned  your room, a job that would  have taken 15 minutes.  I loved you enough...  to let you see anger disappointment and tears  in my eyes.Children must learn  that their parents aren't perfect.  I loved you enough...  to let you assume the responsibility  for your actions even when the  penalties were so harsh they almost  broke my heart.  "But most of all".....  I loved you enough...  to say NO when I knew  you would hate me for it.  Those were the most difficult  battles of all.  I'm glad I won them,  because in the end you won, too.  I loved you enough...  "To let you hate me at times."  I dedicate this page to my daughters: Lorena and Misty    Copyright Gloria Camacho 2002            Midi: "I do it for you"