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Parenting Wisdom from John Mayer

John Mayer is one of my favorite artists because of his creativity.  I don't know much about his life or the way he lives but I love his art!  I'm watching his episode on Storytellers and he dropped some wisdom just now. He's expressing frustration because he was in love with someone but it didn't go well because she wouldn't allow him to love her.  He said, "It's hard when you can't love someone because someone else didn't first." John's saying that one of the hardest things to do is love someone who won't let you love them because the first person who was supposed to love them never did.  That's deep. Brooke just said, "that reminds me of when Papa B. says hurt people, hurt people." She's so right!

The hook in this song says, "Fathers be good to your daughters, daughters will love like YOU do!" ...that's STRONG!

...he's saying that first person to love you is supposed to be your "father"...obvious I know "the father" is actually "THE FATHER" (all caps).  We can love ONLY BECAUSE "He [Christ] first loved us"! 1 JOHN 4:19  ENOUGH SAID!

Nonetheless I LOVE this song.  Here's the lyrics to the song he's referring to:

"Daughters"

I know a girl She puts the color inside of my world But she's just like a maze Where all of the walls are continually changed And I've done all I can To stand on her steps with my heart in my hands Now I'm starting to see Maybe it's got nothing to do with me Fathers, be good to your daughters Daughters will love like you do Girls become lovers who turn into mothers So mothers, be good to your daughters too Oh, you see that skin? It's the same she's been standing in Since the day she saw him walking away Now she's left Cleaning up the mess he made So fathers, be good to your daughters Daughters will love like you do Girls become lovers who turn into mothers So mothers, be good to your daughters too Boys, you can break You'll find out how much they can take Boys will be strong And boys soldier on But boys would be gone without the warmth from A womans good, good heart On behalf of every man Looking out for every girl You are the guide and the weight of her world So fathers, be good to your daughters Daughters will love like you do Girls become lovers who turn into mothers So mothers, be good to your daughters too