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The why nots:

RobertLeier2

Published on February 17, 2018

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My Grandmother taught me some very important things about life.

The first one I remember was she and mom had shown me many times how to tie my shoe laces .

But sadly I just could not get my little fingers to do what was needed , so I would plunk down and cry and say I cant do it I cant gramma.

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My grandmother would get down on her knees and wipe the tears away and smile and place put my hands on the laces and would ask me her famous two words WHY NOT ?

And waited for me to answer her.

After I gave her some very cute reasons why I couldn't,

she would smile again and pat my hands and get up and say, never say ( CAN NOT) and looked down at my shoes.

Oh my gosh I did It I tied them with out any help .I was all grins and danced around was so proud of myself.

And as life would show me many many times since then CAN NOT IS NOT IN MY VOCABULARY.

And I have found my grandmas ways of doing things in Wealthy Affiliates: ;

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