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[bombardier50]

Saf, not only is she a great MC, she's covered under my insurance!!!

BTW, you've already impressed me as being a great mother, so you probably know this anyway: sometimes you have to give 'em enough rope to hang themselves. It's the only way they learn.

Case in point: year's ago, my oldest son was caught shoplifting baseball cards at WalMart. I had to meet him at the youth detention center. He was scared and crying like a baby and wanted to go home. The police said I had the option of taking him home, or he could spend the night in the facility and meet the juvenile judge first thing in the morning.

It hurt to do this, but I asked my son if he needed me to bring him any toiletry supplies for his overnite stay. He's now 28 and has turned into quite a fine young man, with a wife and baby. He told me a couple of years ago that he hated me at the time, but it was the best thing I could've done for him.

Lissie, thank you, thank you. I've read your threads and know what you've been through.

You are soooo right. I'm not perfect by a long stretch. In short, I was a lousy listener and tuned my wife out for a long time...to wrapped up in my little world. I've changed...big time, and W knows it.

Bomb