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jplinville · #9 03-06-2013, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Air&Road

You're not a good Father JP, you're a GREAT Father!

I think your son MIGHT be experiencing a valuable blessing in disguise. There's no way he could see it this way at this point, but it might be.

It is a sad fact that there are very few people that you can trust these days. He not only is in the process of learning this and as a result developing a detection and defense mechanism, but he has learned that SHE is one not to be trusted.

With you to guide him and support him, he can't lose. The fact that he confided in you so deeply is a sure indication, that you and he are connected and he is learning and receiving your ethics and general understanding of the world.

Great job!

Thanks.

The boy and I are very close, and growing closer as time goes on. I have the relationship with him that I wish I had with my dad...My dad was of the mindset that kids are to be seen and not heard, and that they are a necessary evil when young, and useful workers as they grow into their teens. We were close, only after I was old enough to work for him.

My son talks more to his sister, and she filters the info to me...so I knew about what happened before he said anything to me.

They're home today due to 8" of snow that's hit us, so he'll have a day to clear his head before going back to school. We'll spend most of the time in the basement workshop, talking about farts, girls and dogs.