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<blockquote data-quote="ColleenB" data-source="post: 686150" data-attributes="member: 19887"><p>[="Copabanana, post: 686086, member: 18958</p><p></p><p>This is not something a parent can fix.</p><p>I believe nearly every parent on this site was a good enough parent. But I do not believe that raising children is like a piggy bank. What you put in, you do not necessarily get back"</p></blockquote><p></p><p>I hadn't thought about the piggy bank analogy before, but it makes sense to me... I guess I've been a bit bitter that it doesn't work that way. </p><p></p><p>Older son was looking sad and despondent tonight, so instead of sitting around being depressed husband and I went for a nice long walk. I invited him, of course he looked at me like I was nuts, I don't want him to think we ignore him. </p><p></p><p>The walk was good for us. We have turned a corner where we are focusing on us for now. The time to fix is over. We are learning. </p><p></p><p>Sigh....</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="ColleenB, post: 686150, member: 19887"] [="Copabanana, post: 686086, member: 18958 This is not something a parent can fix. I believe nearly every parent on this site was a good enough parent. But I do not believe that raising children is like a piggy bank. What you put in, you do not necessarily get back" [/QUOTE] I hadn't thought about the piggy bank analogy before, but it makes sense to me... I guess I've been a bit bitter that it doesn't work that way. Older son was looking sad and despondent tonight, so instead of sitting around being depressed husband and I went for a nice long walk. I invited him, of course he looked at me like I was nuts, I don't want him to think we ignore him. The walk was good for us. We have turned a corner where we are focusing on us for now. The time to fix is over. We are learning. Sigh.... [/QUOTE]
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