2010-04-13 11:52:00
My college graduation gift to my son was to take him on a train trip across the country. Due to family circumstances, it was just the two of us. We had a wonderful trip riding the California Zephyr for three days and sleeping in a Pullman car. At one point during the journey, my son said to me, "You know, Dad, this is the longest time I have been with you that I didn’t get in trouble.” Wow! How had I been treating my son? What kind of father had I been to him? Happily, we now have a great relationship, even though he and his wife live several thousand miles away and we mostly communicate by phone and email. My son grew up before I realized I could have done it differently. Driver, what kind of father are you? What will you do differently? Comment here.
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