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"at some point, you will pick up your child for the last time, then set them down and not in the moment realize that you will never pick them up again" I pick
by muzani 4y ago
"at some point, you will pick up your child for the last time, then set them down and not in the moment realize that you will never pick them up again"
I pick up my kids all the time because of this. My wife thinks I'm spoiling them, but there's a very limited period of picking them up.
Even the span of time where they're interested in you is limited. They have a fascination with their parents in the first few months, and then they start looking at things, and a few years later, at friends, then the material world. After that, you're happy just to get a call or visit. The new generation complains that homeownership is a distant dream, but I think living with parents may be a blessing in disguise.
- markus_zhang 4y agoI think the best option is to live very close, but not under the same roof. Two generations usually share different schedules, ideas, etc. so it would be very useful to live close to each other for help and holidays, but not necessarily too close to cause hatred.
- RHSman2 4y agoWe are the most important thing to our children. And the love and bond we create is what will decide how their lives pan out. The gift of unconditional love .
- neon_electro 4y agoI empathize with your point of view as far as I am a 30 year old son of a 78 year old father, and I have committed to living close to him (my mother passed 6 years ago) so that he can enjoy as many moments with me as possible before it's his time as well. I'll have the rest of my life without him to go wherever life wants to take me.
- enviclash 4y agoThis is beautiful to read for any father, what do you think was crucial to build a beautiful relation like yours?
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