Tag Archives: Big A
He’s Growing Up
My son spent the day with his younger sister and our friends two daughters. Being 17 years old, the female of the species is becoming of greater interest to him. He arrested me in the hall and proceeded to tell … Continue reading
Another small step
My son has a big wrestling tournament this Thursday. I was planning on going with him but something my wife said changed all of that. He is now going to travel with the MO-West Wrestling club. Although I have cherished our … Continue reading
The harsh realities of life
My son came home like an excited kid who had just lost his puppy dog. When I asked him what about his internal conflict, he told me the following… Today, as he filled out a job application, the boss told … Continue reading
Truly Honored
Yesterday, I set up the children’s beds. On the way to school this morning, both my son and my daughter separately remarked how good it was to sleep in a bed. They have been sharing an air mattress for the … Continue reading
A Fine Young Man!
My children’s “punishment” was that they had to go to bed early. (We have had several late nights in a row so today’s events were a good justification to make them get more sleep.) They couldn’t really argue. A few … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 9: Redemption
When I parted company with my children after picking up the Nissan, neither they nor I were feeling ‘warm fuzzies’. They were chastened and I was attempting to regain my equilibrium. I was not angry with them. But I did … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 5: My unplanned retreat
At this point, I was a beaten man. There is only one house on this road but my daughter is evidently not there. I assumed that she had gone somewhere. I pulled to the side of the road next to … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 1: The Missing Brain
Ah, the joy of parenting young adults! Their bodies and brains are still changing, growing and maturing. I had planned to pick my son up from school at 3:00, pick my daughter up from her school at 3:30 and then … Continue reading
Mo-West
I told you of our fortuitous introduction to the Mo-West wrestling club… Well, I learned a little more about the level of competition that my son is learning in. There are 7 national champions of some sort in the room. There are several … Continue reading
A long day gets longer
Well, after 3 ½ HOURS in line… Let me say that again because I don’t think you got the full effect that I intended… THREE AND ONE HALF HOURS! IN LINE! AT THE AIRPORT! 3 1/2 hours in line at … Continue reading
