Tag Archives: maturity
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 4: The House Next Door
We turned into the driveway to see a house with no apparent entrance! Two closed garage doors greeted me with a French door to the left. However that door has no access unless I wanted to walk alongside of the … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 3: Offroading adventure
So Dodgeball and I drove to the house “right next to the church.” As soon as we reached the dirt part of the road, I found myself driving on a levee with a lake on both sides. And this road … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 2: Blondie’s directions
Realizing that I couldn’t change undo the dodge ball game, I refocused my attention on carrying out my plan and called my daughter to get directions to her location. This is what I heard: “Well, you make a right out … 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
A very good year
I am so impressed with my son. We spoke just before he went to bed. He was reflecting on what a good first year of wrestling it has been. I really like that. He is going to do his best … Continue reading
