Yesterday I picked up B at school and now he will be home with us for almost a month. It was great to spend some time with him. He said that finals went well and his overall grades are very good. We talked a bit about graduate school. I think his current school choices are a bit low, but I suspect he will become more ambitious as he works his way through undergrad studies. I am constantly amazed that someone with my background raised a child that might one day earn the honor of being called "Doctor".
On my way to pick up B, I met my 19 year-old nephew C for coffee and spent a couple of hours with him. He recently spent three days in jail and is now trying to get his life back on track. He has a severe drug problem but claims that he is currently clean. He looks horrible and I can see that he is struggling physically and emotionally. I hope that our conversation was helpful; he said it was. His Dad has some major control issues and I can see the emotional scarring he has left on the boy. I told him to keep reaching out to his Dad and to try not battle with him so much. I wish I could do more... I think J and I are going to go to a snowmobile race with C and his dad. I am convinced that parents have to spend time with their kids, especially teens, away from home where the control wars are less intense and the child is on a more equal footing.
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I have a firm belief that our teens need us just as much if not more than they needed us when they were 7.
Keep em close and keep em talking.
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