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Well, today my son Shayne turned 8 years old. Took him to Pizza Hut, then to the movies to see "The incredible Hulk" and "Iron Man" (gotta love double features). He had a blast, and tomorrow is cake day with the family for him. He was so excited! But as I watched him grin ear to ear, I wondered what the future held.
When I was a kid, we didn't worry about the things parents have to worry about now. Child predators, kids getting their hands on guns, violence against kids, kid-on-kid violence, lower and lower educational standards, less and less of a job market, skyrocketing college costs, and the list goes on and on.
I worry about the future my kids have to face. How have standards, morals, and f**king good old common sense dropped to an all-time low? How are these kids supposed to deal with the pressure and stress that we never faced until adult hood? what is the world going to be like in ten or fifteen years? To be completely honest, the possibilities scare the ever-living s**t out of me.
I guess today was bittersweet. I am very proud of my kids, to see what fine and wonderful people they are growing up to be, but at the same time I can't stand the thought they are growing up. In a very short eight to ten years, my kids are going to be leaving home for college, a family, a job, or just life in general. And while I want them to go out and make their mark on the world, I also want them to stay little forever.
I want them to stay my "babies". At least now, I can protect them from the harshness that is life. But sooner, much sooner than I am ready to cope with, they will be out there in the huge wide world and I won't be there all the time to protect them from life's terrible things.
I guess this is just a rant, but I needed to get it out. Sorry, lol. But it is really scary what has happened in the last two decades, and makes me fearful of what may come in the next two.
But anyway, Happy Birthday, Bud! Daddy loves you, and is and always will be proud you are my little buddy! | |
charger
Minister
13645 points | i guess its a growing up for both the kids and the parent(s) but i can understand you not
wanting them to grow up and away!  |
warlock0622
Meister
1202 points | True...but i want to find the cure for it! 
I know it's something all parents go through, but it just hit me like a brick today. I'll just live with it and learn to deal, I suppose. |
annegy420
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2906 points | Aww..
i cant wait till i have a kid..!! |
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8 already...my GOD!
