But every step is another milestone.
I enjoyed Draginol's blog :" Advice for my daughter."
Some good advice, Draginol, but we never know how they'll turn out do we? And we have to adapt according to circumstances. My 26 year old daughter (married), has always enjoyed walking and talking with her Dad. I enjoy her husband too. So, when they visit we cram in as much loving and sharing time as we can get.
My son, who is 19, is rebellious and cynical. He is after all the baby of the family and his dad (me), is now 60. It is a huge age gap and he , at times, calls me Grandpa! (perhaps I deserve it for waiting so long to complete our family!). No matter, I try to make up where I can. I took him out today (he will usually not go without his mother, who he adores), and it was ground-breaking. We bought a fish tank as we want to breed fish and he was very enthusiastic about the whole thing. He actually went in a taxi with me to the pet shop, then an electronics shop, and we came home pleased with our purchases and our plan.
The only answer I have to a lengthy relationship with my son is that we both adore my wife. Without that important link it would have disintegrated into a fragile peace or outright ignorance of his dad.. Now I'm starting to think that he has space for "granpa!" It was quite a milestone, I can tell you.
Perhaps there is some truth in the saying that a loving household heals most rifts!