Well, duh!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38882665/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/
Monday, August 30, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Thoughts on Having a Child at College
Am I the only one who reaches this age (46) and stage of life who doesn't feel like a real grown-up yet? At what point do I get the self-assurance that all those other people (my age and even younger!) seem to have? Are they all faking it?
What have I been doing wrong all these years, that I still see myself as 20? And I think that people see that way.
How completely delusional is it of me not to realize that kids, teens, 20-somethings, even 30-somethings see an old guy when they see me? At some point my mental image of myself needs to catch up with who I am. I think I would have a lot more self-confidence if I did.
This is not to say that I am super-smart, filled with the wisdom of the ages and amazingly talented. I not saying that I need to go on an ego trip here. I just need to realize and act on the lessons of life that I did not have the benefit of when I was 14, 20, 30, 40. It isn't possible to understand this stuff until you experience it.
It may be that I have spent so much time in my life being around older people (I am the youngest child by 7 years, my dad was 46 when I was born, for a couple of examples), being treated like a kid ("Billy the Kid") that that image has been fixed in my psyche.
Maybe I need to recruit a cadre of young people to bow down to me (figuratively), seek my advice, be impressed by my wisdom, show me great respect, and, oh yeah, get me things so I don't have to get up.
Any volunteers?
Anyway, as to the fact of life that my oldest child has left home and is in college - it is a difficult thing to realize that this new phase of life is irreversible. This is one change that cannot and will not be undone.
She is having the time of her life - and I, I am stuck mourning (maybe too strong a word, but it is all I could come up with) the loss of her presence, her wit, her hugs, and bunch of other stuff.
She has replaced us with school, and new friends; we've replaced her with...
well, there's an empty chair at the dinner table, one less car in the drive, and an empty bedroom.
Somehow, I think she got the better end of the bargain.
What have I been doing wrong all these years, that I still see myself as 20? And I think that people see that way.
How completely delusional is it of me not to realize that kids, teens, 20-somethings, even 30-somethings see an old guy when they see me? At some point my mental image of myself needs to catch up with who I am. I think I would have a lot more self-confidence if I did.
This is not to say that I am super-smart, filled with the wisdom of the ages and amazingly talented. I not saying that I need to go on an ego trip here. I just need to realize and act on the lessons of life that I did not have the benefit of when I was 14, 20, 30, 40. It isn't possible to understand this stuff until you experience it.
It may be that I have spent so much time in my life being around older people (I am the youngest child by 7 years, my dad was 46 when I was born, for a couple of examples), being treated like a kid ("Billy the Kid") that that image has been fixed in my psyche.
Maybe I need to recruit a cadre of young people to bow down to me (figuratively), seek my advice, be impressed by my wisdom, show me great respect, and, oh yeah, get me things so I don't have to get up.
Any volunteers?
Anyway, as to the fact of life that my oldest child has left home and is in college - it is a difficult thing to realize that this new phase of life is irreversible. This is one change that cannot and will not be undone.
She is having the time of her life - and I, I am stuck mourning (maybe too strong a word, but it is all I could come up with) the loss of her presence, her wit, her hugs, and bunch of other stuff.
She has replaced us with school, and new friends; we've replaced her with...
well, there's an empty chair at the dinner table, one less car in the drive, and an empty bedroom.
Somehow, I think she got the better end of the bargain.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Supper topic
I told you that our supper conversations were strange: uvulas
That is all I am going to say.
That is all I am going to say.
Lunch conversation
The only thing stranger than supper (dinner for some of you) conversation at my house is lunch (dinner for some of you) conversation.
Some of today's topics included the fact (?) that the gunk in your eyes when you wake up in the morning is actually called "sleep." So, when you rub the sleep from your eyes in the morning, you are literally rubbing the "sleep" from your eyes.
I looked sleep up in the dictionary to try and confirm this, but that definition wasn't in there.
"Sleepyhead" on the other hand, gets its own entry.
Oh yeah, my kids freaked out because an 18 month old had a butter knife. Like that's dangerous compared to all the unintelligent stuff they've been doing (and still do) all their lives.
Some of today's topics included the fact (?) that the gunk in your eyes when you wake up in the morning is actually called "sleep." So, when you rub the sleep from your eyes in the morning, you are literally rubbing the "sleep" from your eyes.
I looked sleep up in the dictionary to try and confirm this, but that definition wasn't in there.
"Sleepyhead" on the other hand, gets its own entry.
Oh yeah, my kids freaked out because an 18 month old had a butter knife. Like that's dangerous compared to all the unintelligent stuff they've been doing (and still do) all their lives.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Another good reason not to drink
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,600142,00.html
Most people would notice if they'd been shot, just sayin'
Most people would notice if they'd been shot, just sayin'
Monday, August 23, 2010
So, I'm jealous
My wife and a couple of kids are blogging (not at the same place - different blogs) now, and frankly, I am jealous of the attention they are getting from their (admittedly) hilarious and touching posts.
So, here I am, after letting this blog languish for quite some time.
Now I feel pressured to be funnier than they are.
Instead, I added random pictures of lightning to the sidebar. Did I mention that lightning struck really close by just a few minutes ago. You get some loud thunder when you are close to the source.
By the way, our A/C at home is working properly now, thanks for asking.
So, here I am, after letting this blog languish for quite some time.
Now I feel pressured to be funnier than they are.
Instead, I added random pictures of lightning to the sidebar. Did I mention that lightning struck really close by just a few minutes ago. You get some loud thunder when you are close to the source.
By the way, our A/C at home is working properly now, thanks for asking.
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