Posts Tagged ‘Kids’
Contributed by: Tom Liles
When I was a young married, a wise parent once told me that you spend your life at war with your kids and you’re going lose. They can spend 24 hours a day fighting battles and you can’t. Successful parenting is not defined by energy expended but by using some foresight to frame the argument.
When my first child was born, I bought two of everything – two cribs, two sets of clothes, two baby carriers. We left these in the kid’s room. When old enough, he asked, “Why do we have two of everything?” I explained the second set belonged to his twin who did not follow my direction and advice.
After our second child was born, the first asked, “Why do we need the baby?” My answer – for backup.
At some point in time, each of my children stated “You like my brother/sister better than me”. My answer to that was that “Yes, we do. They don’t complain.”
The parole board thinks my son is making progress and may be released soon. I probably should move to some place where I can buy a new identity.
Tom Liles
Retired and Retread. BSEE – Trine University 1973, 41 years as the “Best” bureaucrat ever. In box empty, Out box full. An expert at taking credit for team projects while distancing myself in case something goes wrong. Numerous award certificates formatted on Microsoft Word