Brain's all mush this morning. Had an unscheduled chat last night (late, late) with one of our teenaged sons and it left me whupped. He's a deep thinker, much more than I'd previously thought, and the things he said....my goodness. He's into ethics and I'm more of a lite thinker, I guess.
It was much easier when the kids were silly and small, before the world got to them and infected their thoughts. Didn't know how good I had it when all I had to think of was whether there were diapers available and who was teething when. The exhaustion was a given, but my head wasn't taxed so heavily.
I'm proud of this son, but if I could give him one piece of advice it'd be simply to lighten up. Life shouldn't have to be such a burden. Guess that's a learned attitude too.
It was much easier when the kids were silly and small, before the world got to them and infected their thoughts. Didn't know how good I had it when all I had to think of was whether there were diapers available and who was teething when. The exhaustion was a given, but my head wasn't taxed so heavily.
I'm proud of this son, but if I could give him one piece of advice it'd be simply to lighten up. Life shouldn't have to be such a burden. Guess that's a learned attitude too.
