A friend of mine recently expressed frustration with the way that everyone seems to write off their kids around the age of 12. He said that he hears people say very matter-of-factly things like, “Well enjoy your little boys now because it won’t be long before they are teenagers and they stop loving you.” Or they sadly bemoan, “Yeah, I miss those days when my kids hugged me everyday and meant it.” Or they state in exasperation, “I don’t even know who this kid in my house is anymore.”
My friend is worried about this happening to him. He has three boys under the age of 7, and he is absolutely loving them. He told me about how his oldest boy is learning to share and sacrifice for his little brothers at times. He described it as absolutely beautiful.
And then he said, “I don’t want to lose my connection with them. I don’t think I have to, but everybody is telling that it will happen, as if there isn’t anything I can do about it.”
