Debra Watson:
CLASS OF 1984
Brookland-Cayce High SchoolClass of 1984
Cayce, SC
Debra's Story
Life
I guess I would say that I am still contemplating what I would call my biggest accomplishment. I would prefer to focus on the doing and not the reviewing. I would say my most joyful, fufilling, and challenging priority has been becoming a mother, times three, but that is a constant ongoing project. When they are all grown and off leading lives of their own and seem to be happy, stable, useful members of society with lives filled with purpose and satisfaction then I think I would feel better about judging my accomplishments. Even then, there's only some portion of the work that I can claim credit for there. I am happy to assume the responsibility of being their primary source of unconditional love, support, security and hopefully some helpful, interesting, or just plain fun knowledge along the way. Some might find my focus extreme and without thought for myself, but I don't see it that way. What matters most to me is how they feel and will fe...Expand for more
el about how I handled my enormous responsibilities as their parent. In the end, it will be their opinions that will matter to me. There have been times in my life that I thought I had most of the answers to the important questions. I imagine finding the understanding that I do NOT hold those answers, far from it and that life is a constant journey of learning for each one of us, has been my largest revolation. I have always known that we should not and have no right to judge one another; our choices, some good, some bad. Although there have been moments when I forgot, I am thankful for and proud to have been blessed with this wisdom and the ability to find it again and again. I wish that we all could be more accepting of one another, appreciative for our differences, as they are gifts. So, that's all for now. I hope and pray there is more to come tomorrow. Just in case, because we never know for sure, ...I wish you love and joy in your journey!
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