Some days this parenting thing really hurts eh? Like today my 16 year old and her first serious boyfriend (~15 months broke up), my eldest son is finishing up Marine bootcamp then he'll be off, yesterday my 13 year old got hurt in his first Cross Country race, plus my wife was wicked ill all day.
Okay, I know not anything too serious but man, this thing with my daughter had my heart wrenching all day. As the dad, I've gotta show that "stiff upper lip" (okay, she leaned on me through a movie and knows I care). I just hate to see em go through things I had to go through. Neither my parents, nor my wife's, ever had a clue or a care about any of their kids feelings and emotions in these types of areas.
Do you guys think we boomer parents are a bit more emotionally attached (NOT as far as spoiling em here) then our parents were? Is being a grandparent a bit easier?
I know I'm sounding kinda weak and snivelly, which is not at all in my nature. Heck it's almost tomorrow and thought I might "share" this issue with my Accy "mates."
Brian
P.S. hey
Mez, thanks so much for the thought! It still kills me that I didn't let you buy me that pint ya know!
