Goodnight Moon

VTSeaRay said:
Yes, read this book a ton when the boys (3) were little. The oldest is a pilot now (25), the middle's (22) a sr in college, and the youngest (18) - well, he doesn't know what he wants to do.

I miss those days when they were younger. Those of you with young kids, stop, and enjoy them now... I rarely see my sons now, they're off living their own busy lives. We used to do EVERYTHING together. scouts, soccer, baseball, skiing, boating, etc. I was their coach, their scout leader, their ski chaperone, and I enjoyed every minute of it! It was great watching them grow up, and being a part of it.

-VtSeaRay
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You know that's the hardest part. I am very proud of my 2 sons for their growing independance. But I really miss them relying so much on me. My oldest just got elected as Senior Patrol Leader of his Boy Scout troop. He will be an Eagle Scout by this time next year. I am very proud, but I miss him sitting in my lap begging me to read one more book. He's bigger than me now, so no more lap sitting.

I do feel fortunate that at 14 and 12, my kids will still give me a hug and a kiss every night at bed time. They still like to spend time with me and my wife, even if it's just to sit around and BS.

I'm not the first to say this, but cherish the time they are young. Make time for them now, and when they are older maybe they'll remember to make time for you.
 
Yeah, it was such a great experience! My only regret, is that we didn't have a daughter. Having a daughter in the family adds an entirely different dimension to things. My gf has one the same age as my middle son, and it's interesting having her around, she sees things in such a different way.

So, take an extra moment all of you with young'uns tonite when you're putting them to bed, and give them an extra hug and cherish these moments.

-VtSeaRay
 
Thanks to the anonymity of the internet I will admit I also had a girly momment. Years ago I always felt family had to be #1. Somehow that got warped into work being #1 because I had to take care of my family. My kids were good atheletes from little thru college. Of all the soccer, baseball, volleyball, football games those kids played over a period 20 years I saw very few and some of those were tapes. I sure wish I could do that part over.
 
Woody said:
Thanks to the anonymity of the internet I will admit I also had a girly momment. Years ago I always felt family had to be #1. Somehow that got warped into work being #1 because I had to take care of my family. My kids were good atheletes from little thru college. Of all the soccer, baseball, volleyball, football games those kids played over a period 20 years I saw very few and some of those were tapes. I sure wish I could do that part over.
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I hear you. My Dad traveled a ton when I was young and never saw me play sports. I hated him not being there, but never said anything. That always stuck with me and I decided I would do it differently.

I've seen almost every game, be it soccer, baseball basketball and I love every minute of it.
 
Same here...my Dad was very busy when I was young and almost never came to anything us kids were involved with. I made a decision early on that I wanted to be with my kids as they grow up. Now my oldest daughter has her license and we don't see much of her between school, work, and visiting friends, but we were there when she wanted us.

They grow up quickly, but I'm as proud of them now as when they were babes in arms.
 
Damn kids. I say all this nice stuff about them then my wife calls to tell me they started beating the crap out of each other as soon as they got home from school:smt021.


Little Bastards:grin:
 
I am in my very young 30's and my dad still comes to my softball games!! Man, I love that guy!! He makes everyone of my kids functions too. Dads are so awesome.
 
I had a revelation this week. We took my daughter to DC for here birthday a couple of weeks ago. But, her birthday just passed this week. She is 20. She's still a little girl, but she's not a teenager anymore. We only have one teenager now. That feels really weird. None of the aging stuff catches me off guard, but this one did.
 
All this talk reminds me of "The cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon . . ."

Parents - do the best you can.
children - know that your parents did the best they could but sometimes wish they could do some things over again.

David
 
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