At 03:23 PM 2/21/03 -0400, you wrote: >*nod* >Kids are tough to deal with.
So are parents or spouses sometimes :-) > >I suppose it would be especially hard when your kid doesn't want to talk >to you, or treats you as though you're a moron/against them...when >you're still doing your utmost to support him/her. Yes, but I think it would be harder if I came down to that level and had to look in the mirror. > >Its rough....and perhaps kids that KNOW they have a good father/mother >that won't abaondon them might start taking that fact for granted. Maybe so, but I can't abandon him. > >As we say in Trinidad, >"Monkey Know What Tree To Climb..." And this monkey is driving me ape. :-) Thanks, Gel. -Ben > >-Gel > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >I don't know, how old is he? That just sounds F'd up. Maybe let him >fall on his face and then he can see how good for him you really were. > >While we haven't met, I do feel as though we all get to know each other >reasonably well in here. You seem like a really great guy. Scares the >hell out of me. My three year old already tells me he hates me when I >discipline him. > >Tim > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >At 01:58 PM 2/21/03 -0500, you wrote: >>That's what I meant :) >> >>That for all the trials and tribulations my father and I endured >>earlier in life, we are now great friends. > >That's what I thought was happening, until last summer. >We were going to lunch & movies, watching tv, bs-ing. >Then on vacation in Kaua'i he told me he'd hated me since he was 9. > >-Ben > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5