tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post1288337112745845631..comments2024-01-05T14:03:34.310-05:00Comments on CityKin: My Childhood is Not My Son'sCityKinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-75255330359035218652011-07-10T13:13:25.552-04:002011-07-10T13:13:25.552-04:00Once having been your neighbor for nearly five yea...Once having been your neighbor for nearly five years, and a guy who truly loves children and cares about them deeply (my family or others), I was always impressed by what caring, creative and loving parents you and Catherine were and are... When people tell me they'd love to live downtown, but can't, because, you know, "the kids," I cite you two as prime examples of how to do it and do it right. Sure, O and C will have a different childhood - in a city with all that comes with that choice. But, I bet, they will be just as well-rounded and thoughtful and interesting as you and Catherine are... and if "the kids" choose to be parents, I bet the same will be true for them.<br /><br />Your post caught my eye and my imagination. Both because I had a similar childhood in a similar part of the world as you, but because it took me back there and got me thinking about how I would parent. Thanks.Joe Wesselshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034960079141336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-74437078312189007182011-07-08T10:13:02.761-04:002011-07-08T10:13:02.761-04:00There's something to be said for how you'v...There's something to be said for how you've let your son make his choices and haven't tried to force him to have your childhood. I think there's always worry that your child is missing something that later in life with be the key to everything. I always know that my worries have turned irrational when I get to the point where I think "What if she's outcast in college because she didn't listen to Justin Bieber???" The only thing that matters is how often I hear her laughter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-70302539608360931932011-07-07T19:22:09.122-04:002011-07-07T19:22:09.122-04:00It is wonderful there are many active things you t...It is wonderful there are many active things you two do together or that he has an interest in. <br /><br />Those kids on the couch with the video games all day miss out and sacrifice their care-free days of youth.Davenoreply@blogger.com