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Tomorrow my son turns 21
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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 684116" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I guess I am served by having a fairly atypical life. No help with college through grad school. None ever, really. Looking back, while I might not have felt this way at 21, had my parents taken me out to dinner would have been the greatest of all things.</p><p></p><p>Some of the best memories of my life were my mother taking me out to dinner around that age and again to lunch when I turned 50. The best memories of my life. She did not remember either one. I did.</p><p></p><p>Your child has had parental support every step of the way. First concrete support, then moral support and still some financial support. You are always there for him.</p><p></p><p>I do not believe in the fantasies that this culture sells as rights of passage like Spring break, prom, college trip to Europe. These are not the rights of passage that matter. Nobody went to my graduation or was interested. I am not bitter but it still hurts me. You will be there, Lil, with a parade and a blimp. These are the things that matter. Your son never ever doubts your love for him. In time this will make all of the difference. Right now he has to suffer the effects of his choices.</p><p></p><p>There will be plenty of time to celebrate. Right now, what to celebrate is the incremental progress he is making which is considerable. Yes, he blows it. But he is doing it in the main.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 684116, member: 18958"] I guess I am served by having a fairly atypical life. No help with college through grad school. None ever, really. Looking back, while I might not have felt this way at 21, had my parents taken me out to dinner would have been the greatest of all things. Some of the best memories of my life were my mother taking me out to dinner around that age and again to lunch when I turned 50. The best memories of my life. She did not remember either one. I did. Your child has had parental support every step of the way. First concrete support, then moral support and still some financial support. You are always there for him. I do not believe in the fantasies that this culture sells as rights of passage like Spring break, prom, college trip to Europe. These are not the rights of passage that matter. Nobody went to my graduation or was interested. I am not bitter but it still hurts me. You will be there, Lil, with a parade and a blimp. These are the things that matter. Your son never ever doubts your love for him. In time this will make all of the difference. Right now he has to suffer the effects of his choices. There will be plenty of time to celebrate. Right now, what to celebrate is the incremental progress he is making which is considerable. Yes, he blows it. But he is doing it in the main. [/QUOTE]
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