tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155476.post114301083122565378..comments2023-10-20T03:34:50.469-07:00Comments on Read My Mind: SeedsJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05580107867795473557noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155476.post-1143352979254158832006-03-25T22:02:00.000-08:002006-03-25T22:02:00.000-08:00wonderland-no my daughter and I are definitely mea...wonderland-no my daughter and I are definitely meat eaters! The restaurant is named that because it is housed in a building formerly occupied by a seed company which turned itself into a really popular nursery and outgrew the building....but it WAS a good guess :)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580107867795473557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155476.post-1143211464446752002006-03-24T06:44:00.000-08:002006-03-24T06:44:00.000-08:00The safe statement is that parents struggle. It i...The safe statement is that parents struggle. It implies that dads fight the loss of their kids ("being little") but doesn't come right out and say it. It also implies that it's moms who have the greatest interest, the greatest loss and the greatest sense of separation anxiety that comes from watching one's children become their own person. Maybe they do but it doesn't change the heart of a dad. You've come out and said it: that in itself takes a different courage than most people picture when they think of courage. Kudos to you!<BR/><BR/>Like you, I ache [with pride of course] at the way my daughter is growing up - and away. I believe the struggle is a two way street between dad and daughter, not just our struggle as dads. The energy of youth and passion and discovery find other avenues to offset that struggle. For dads its different because the safety net we believed we were for our girls is gone but the protection of what we taught is still with them as they fight their own battles. Keep bumbling, stumbling, grumbling...and showing that as well as the strong character traits that we've got. Why? Because somewhere on the road of life (and love), at a time we may never know about, she'll be able to tell herself that it's okay to be bumbling, grumbling, stumbling...look at the great dad I had who taught me that.Pete Vander Meulenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908089258285799162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155476.post-1143042622223653842006-03-22T07:50:00.000-08:002006-03-22T07:50:00.000-08:00Thank John. Your wisdom is growing. I'll see you...Thank John. Your wisdom is growing. I'll see you soon. MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com