of all the things I did not imagine was that i would have relationship issues with my son. Ce la vie, nést ce pas? He has turned 13 and I have been there. you don’t like your parents. Only to regret later.
I wonder : and this is what I was running away from in my past life:
- attachment to wife
- attachment to children
But i realize all this was either misguided or irrelevant today. If lived properly we can find even more isolation in these relationships. But we need to let them grow, not force upon them.
I didn’t think i would have to stop myself from being a up close father, but I have to let the kid go.
It is frustrating to realize that he might not follow your path, not have similar preferences. But that is what being a father is: accept your child. All I need to do is to make sure he doesn’t make mistakes he can’t come back from.
