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Jim Henderson wrote:
> None of us gets an instruction manual on how to be a parent. All kids
> are different, so there isn't a "this way works best for everyone". If
> you do the best you can, that's all anyone can ask (about anything, not
> just parenting) - those that do, well, they can go f--- themselves.
Yeah, but surely you end up playing that old game of "well if I'd done X
instead of Y then Z wouldn't have happened and then..."
> Does that mean I don't worry about him? No. That's part of the job of
> being a parent: being concerned for your child's well-being. Being
> there for them to support them when things aren't going so well.
How about this: When I was about 3 years old, I walked to the local
nursry by myself one day. Just found a chair, opened the front door and
toddled over there. It's about 1 mile and involves crossing a small road.
When I got home, my mother was hyperventilating. My mumbled responce of
"I walked to nursry but it was shut but then a nice man gave me a
sweety" didn't seem to calm her down.
>> Like I said, a stressful and thankless task. :-(
>
> Not at all. Ken turns 21 in a few weeks; he still lives at home (he's at
> the local university when school's in session), and when I'm working from
> home, he frequently comes by and gives me a hug for no reason; he still
> comes in and kisses us goodnight before going to bed.
Heh. I guess because *my* parents were always quite distant I forget
what it's like to be a normal family...
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