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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 35747" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Your subject line brought to mind a conversation that I just had with a close friend. husband and I are very close to two other couples with children the same age as our girls (18 and 21). The husband of one of the couples remarked at our last get-together that he was so glad that he was done with parenting. I found that odd and said, but youll always be their father. True, he replied, but that is a lot different than having to parent a child. I just want to be the father who loves them and watches their lives unfold but I am glad that I am done with having to raise them. From here on, they are on their own in that respect.</p><p></p><p>I have thought about that a lot since then. Your children are very young so you are years away from this point but its nice to know that the day will come. All three couples have a difficult child and a easy child so its not that we are just tired of having to deal with difficult children. We are all just ready to move on to another phase of our lives ~ parents that dont have to parent anymore.</p><p></p><p>by the way, I dont think either difficult children or easy childs are easy to raise. </p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 35747, member: 1967"] Your subject line brought to mind a conversation that I just had with a close friend. husband and I are very close to two other couples with children the same age as our girls (18 and 21). The husband of one of the couples remarked at our last get-together that he was so glad that he was done with parenting. I found that odd and said, but youll always be their father. True, he replied, but that is a lot different than having to parent a child. I just want to be the father who loves them and watches their lives unfold but I am glad that I am done with having to raise them. From here on, they are on their own in that respect. I have thought about that a lot since then. Your children are very young so you are years away from this point but its nice to know that the day will come. All three couples have a difficult child and a easy child so its not that we are just tired of having to deal with difficult children. We are all just ready to move on to another phase of our lives ~ parents that dont have to parent anymore. by the way, I dont think either difficult children or easy childs are easy to raise. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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