But the suggestion that a parent, by necessity, should be in attendance at every single visit to the urgent care, baseball practice, or teacher conference is, in my opinion, a bit extreme. Listen, a lot of us will end up as single parents. And we may as well get used to the fact that some of us are gonna be absent from a number of these events in our kids' lives.
I'm one of 'em who's gonna be missing out.
Mark, I just got back from helping my son with his home work. W was too busy throwing things around the kitchen to help. I was NOT referring any of this to you. From what I have read you are a very involved Father. As for the game attendance it may be a California thing. Everything you just wrote could have been boiled down to the above. I DO NOT THINK IT IS A NECECCITY. IT IS A PREFERANCE. I believe that I should give my wife EVERY opportunity to experience every detail in our son’s growth. Just Like I would expect to be given every opportunity. IF SHE chooses to not go that is her choice. She does not have to be there but it is her choice not to show. Just like I hope it is my choice to show up at every b-day if I chose. Even If W remarried... I may not get the choice but I will always let my W have the choice if she wants to attend. Don’t know if you know this Mark but this is not a new path for me. My first w turned out to be a drug addict. I did not know this until it was too late. She left one night and never came back. I raised two daughters as a single father. I still have the same Phone number from 30 years ago. Why? So the X can never say she could not contact the girls. Do you know how many times she called? 0 ZIP. One thing she can NEVER say. I prevented her form contacting OUR daughters.
Please Mark I know you have not been having a very good day. I am really sorry for you and your sitch. And I was not attacking you but the "helicopter parent" statement just hit me wrong. I am sure you have raised your kid’s right. It is not a necessity Just a preference to me.
Take care. Hope tomorrow is a better day for ya Manuel
now this is the last you will hear from me on this subject. I am not mad or hurt and I hope you are not eather it's just a "discussion" we had.
And if I claim to be a wise man, well It surely means that I don't know
