Where in the world did that come from !!!

[blownaway65]

So Cutter / Chatter posted this on the Alt:

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

How freaky is this:

As per my last post, yesterday I fronted W about being friends - also about us both being more jointly responsible for raising kids. Don't know what will come of that if anything, but today ....

D17 (18 in 2 weeks) has her first serious BF. W is going away for long weekend with OM and I'm going away for long weekend with Jo. So D17 pipes up tonight "Going to the pics tomorrow night, can I stay the night with BF ?".

Now I've had the whole sex/pressure/drinking/responsibility/love U, trust you etc talk with D17 (and it was so hard being a dad doing that, but I did). I'm clear in my mind that D17 will do the right thing and I really think BF is a nice kid.

So for the last 7 months since W left those sort of things have been my call and we've got by I guess because we haven't had to go to these hard places. But now we do and Cutter's quote really struck a chord.

I texted W and told her D17 wanted to sleep over, that I trusted her and was OK but I would respect W's wishes on it. She texted that she was OK but wanted D17 to ring her. So D17 talked to her and guess what. W had EXACTLY the same conversation with D17 that I did.

BIG Step to let your daughter stay over alone with a guy, and it made me so relieved that I didn't have to make that decision just by myself and that W is in the same place about it that I am.

No matter how old your kids get, Parenting is forever.