The boy is in grad school for history. He's all in and will be a professor eventually. I blame myself. Early one Sunday morning, I was watching the Last Shogun, enjoying a grown-up movie and some time to myself. He wakes and comes in. Mom won't be up any time soon. I say, what the heck, and let him watch. He loved it. After that, he couldn't get enough history. We watched Barbarians several times over and later made Vikings a ritual. At 10 he was reading historical fiction about the Romans. Nowadays, he knows his shit.
The girl is in her senior year of psychology, wanting to continue in speech pathology. She teaches voice and piano at School of Rock, where she was a student from ages 13-18. She's the singer and musician my dad wanted me to be. He died way before she was born.
We waited 10 years, until we were established professionals and home owners. We were a good parenting team but fell out as companions. Divorced 10 years ago.
I have three step-sons, two of which live in the same area and visit often. The five are evenly spaced from 22-33. No grandkids yet, much to the dish's disappointment. Not even an engagement, just shacking up, hesitant to bring a kid into the world. I remind them that dumb people aren't at all hesitant, which gives them an obligation to the gene pool. And their sweet mother.
The girl is in her senior year of psychology, wanting to continue in speech pathology. She teaches voice and piano at School of Rock, where she was a student from ages 13-18. She's the singer and musician my dad wanted me to be. He died way before she was born.
We waited 10 years, until we were established professionals and home owners. We were a good parenting team but fell out as companions. Divorced 10 years ago.
I have three step-sons, two of which live in the same area and visit often. The five are evenly spaced from 22-33. No grandkids yet, much to the dish's disappointment. Not even an engagement, just shacking up, hesitant to bring a kid into the world. I remind them that dumb people aren't at all hesitant, which gives them an obligation to the gene pool. And their sweet mother.
