Nowhere in the directions did it say you couldn’t enjoy wine before or during assembly. We sat sprawled out, before our Christmas tree, with a warehouse full of parts and the handy instruction guide.
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Now I live on the other side. My expectations for his visit as well as my Dad’s were completely off.
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“Folks, that 3 week wall of rain we mentioned coming off the Pacific Ocean will now arrive around 10am instead of 3pm so be prepared.” Ok, that’s good to know, thanks very much.
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I landed at Stapleton Airport alone with a footlocker. Mom and Dad stayed behind. Dad’s colleague picked me up and drove me to Boulder. Sewall Hall was my new home. I didn’t know a soul.
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So once I have explained the predator vs prey analogy, 9 out of 10 people laugh out loud. The 10th person is a mother who doesn't believe in Darwinism.
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There should be no illusion that sports fans are reasonable, level headed people. We are not.
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And then it happens. Through the haze and without even knowing it, you are THERE. You have arrived at the first magical stage of parenting
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Have you ever put a diaper on a dog in the middle of the night on 23 minutes of sleep…? I didn’t think so.
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Somewhere along the way to the neighborhood pool a Mother decided that her child could no longer tolerate the chlorine that has cleaned pools since the dawn of pool cleaning. And yes, it was definitely a Mother. I’m 100% sure.
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What wisdom might I try to impart on a younger me? Because at this stage, with a college sophomore and a senior in high school all I have left are questions.
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Whatever it was, I knew that our relationship had changed forever. Daddy had long been replaced by Dad.
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And that is when my sadness arrives. My son is growing up and making his own choices. He's making choices he knows may upset me and he's confident enough to stand up to me. He doesn't care that I don't like it. He may actually like that fact.
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A day we never thought would arrive is now just another appointment on our calendar.
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