i hope you get razzed by friends when you have your first crush on a girl, and that when you talk back to your mother you learn what ivory soap tastes like.

　　may you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.

　　i hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. i don t care if you try beer once, but i hope you won t like it. and if a friend offers you a joint or any drugs, i hope you are smart enough to realize that person is not your friend.

　　i sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.

　　i hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor s window, and that she hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold of your hand.

　　these things i wish for you-tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.