Parenting Never Ends
Will you still love me when I'm 64?
My kids do.
"Dad, you're the best Mom anybody ever had."
"Dad, you're my best friend."
"Dad, I love you."
"Dad, I got all my best traits from you."
Their mother died when she and I were 35. Since then I've had the wonderful experience of being both Dad and Mom.
Today, even though they're adults and they live in 4 distant cities, we still take each other's counsel on difficult matters without slipping into the all-too-common realm of codependency.
There were some tough times, yet the kids have been very forgiving of the errors I've made. They say I did many things right. And if you know one of them today you would say that he/she is a good, loving and responsible person who is making valuable contributions to their community and the world.
Each has benefited from the lessons of my homely psychology and overcome their complicated upbringing as you will see in the following posts.
xoxo
Dad
Dad's straight-forward advice
August 12, 2008 by fatherknowsbestadvice Their mother died when we were both 35 so I raised my kids alone. And I learned some valuable lessons that may HELP YOU.
Today the one who was 7 is a prominent attorney. The 9 y.o. (then) is now an advisor to highest level government officials and corporate giants and is on a first-name basis with prime ministers, presidents and generals. The 12 y.o. is today a chamber of commerce executive for one of the most affluent cities in America. And my youngest is now a nurse.
My kids are successful and happy today because they worked hard, are smart, –and they had pretty good upbringing. Each one, today, says I was a GREAT DAD.
I’ll help YOU by telling you how I solved kid-problems. What worked. And I’ll also tell you what DID NOT work. YOU can learn from both.
So fire away with your questions and comments.
xoxo
Dad
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