Originally posted by carpedm9587
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It sounds like we have the same impression of the show. I too like their family dinners. The grace I can take or leave (mostly leave). I find myself wondering if I made a mistake encouraging my boys to be independent, and not blindly devoted to "family." As they grow up - we grow apart.
It hurts...
It hurts...
My biggest regret is that I was too immature to realize I didn't have to win every battle with my kids, particularly the eldest.
I think I've mentioned, I have two daughters, and they are as polar opposite as two kids can be on just about any scale imaginable.
The "successful" one is so much like me, and the "struggling" one is so much like my worse qualities.
And, yeah, it hurts.
I didn't blow off the rest of your post - I asked, and you answered, and I didn't intend that to start a new debate.
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