"It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time"

And I still love them all dearly but sometimes, just sometimes I wonder what life would be like if I didn't have any kids. For some people the task of parenting seems to get easier over time, but not for me. When they were little, they had little hurts. Hurts that could be fixed with a hug or a bandaid. And the very act of providing them comfort would be comforting for me as well. Now that they are adults they have much bigger hurts and I feel powerless to help them. I still willingly give the hugs, even the bandaids if necessary, but that just doesn't cut it for their big hurts. So I try to impart some wisdom as well but I'm afraid that their challenges may outweigh my wisdom. I guess all I can do is keep loving them as hard as I can and hope I get some help from upstairs.

Meanwhile I can spend some of my energies on the next generation enjoying things like this. Which of course wouldn't be possible if I didn't have kids in the first place.



Along with this bike effort I also ran 22 kms today. A short, long run which was a little tougher than I expected. It took me 2 hours.

I wish to dedicate day 200 (holy cow!) to Nurse Lisbet from the clinic who gave me hugs, bandaids and often a bed to lie on when I was hurting.

"Do your kids a favor - don't have any."---Robert Orben

"The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children."---Clarence Darrow

"I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it"---Harry Truman

love
peter