Kids Will Surprise You
psrcello
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First, a little background. My spouse and I have four kids between us, who all lived with us for a couple years after we got married - the girls at that time were 17, 16, and 15, and my outnumbered son was 11.
Son Christopher always struggled in school, felt inadequate due to his size (or lack thereof - he's short with a very slight build), totalled out his first car within weeks of his dad buying it for him, started getting into trouble with the law when he was about 15. Daughters, although we had our share of challenges with them, too, were all academically gifted, and we figured that they would pursue college degrees, and that Christopher would probably end up being a chef or a firefighter, his two dreams as a youngster and a teen.
I got a call from my son last week - he is graduating with a two-year associate's degree in business administration from community college, is now off probation, and will be getting his drivers' license back shortly. Meanwhile, what about brilliant daughters? Well, one flunked out of three colleges, one got a GED and presented us with our first grandchild when she was 16, and the oldest one never even finished high school!
Don't know what Christopher will be doing next, other than turning 21 next month. I do know, however, that I am SO proud of my baby and how he's gotten his life together the past couple of years!
Yeah, kids will surprise you - and this was a good one! x:D
Son Christopher always struggled in school, felt inadequate due to his size (or lack thereof - he's short with a very slight build), totalled out his first car within weeks of his dad buying it for him, started getting into trouble with the law when he was about 15. Daughters, although we had our share of challenges with them, too, were all academically gifted, and we figured that they would pursue college degrees, and that Christopher would probably end up being a chef or a firefighter, his two dreams as a youngster and a teen.
I got a call from my son last week - he is graduating with a two-year associate's degree in business administration from community college, is now off probation, and will be getting his drivers' license back shortly. Meanwhile, what about brilliant daughters? Well, one flunked out of three colleges, one got a GED and presented us with our first grandchild when she was 16, and the oldest one never even finished high school!
Don't know what Christopher will be doing next, other than turning 21 next month. I do know, however, that I am SO proud of my baby and how he's gotten his life together the past couple of years!
Yeah, kids will surprise you - and this was a good one! x:D
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Congratulations to Christopher. Give him a hug from a stranger, me!
Parents who obsess about their children's rightousness and protest to the rest of us that their kids will never misbehave are in for a surprise, a LARGE surprise.
Good for your son! He sounds a lot like my youngest brother who, by the way, is also named Christopher. He was much younger than the rest of us in the family and was in an out of trouble. The best thing that ever happened to him was moving away from mom and dad and getting some responsibility of his own. He straightened out his act and is now a responsible human being. Still not married (he has seen his friends get married, divorced and have two or three kids to support for life). We are proud of our Christopher, too!
Give Christopher a kiss and a pat on the back from a stranger in Boston!
I have three sons. The youngest, who works construction, turns 21 this month as we attend the graduation from law school of my 25 year old.
But it was my oldest, now 27, who was dubbed incorrigible at age 5 by his kindergarten teacher. Was he a bit of a wild man? Absolutely. But she only had to deal with him during school hours half a day - I had him for 18 years! It took me removing him from her classroom and six months haggling with the school principal to ensure that little tidbit did not get imbedded in his permanent file.
He's now in management at Ubisoft overseeing production of new video games, doing quite well (better than me I dare say) and loving life. Who says buying that Nintendo 20 years ago was a waste of money?!?!