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To: AC Flyer who wrote (36971)	8/5/2003 1:01:47 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 74559

Hi AC, You seem to be guilty here of a little generalisation yourself. I'm 47 and I have a 10 year old and a 4 year old. We skate, swim, walk, bike, walk the dog and ski together to mention a few activities I'm not too feeble for yet. While I have some regret that I won't be around as long in my kids' lives as my parents are in mine, on the other hand I do a hell of a lot more with my kids that my parents did with me. They didn't have the resources and both worked, not to mention they were too busy being young themselves I guess. My mother-in-law is a perfect case in point. Married and two kids by age 20 (same as my mom interestingly enough as my wife's parents and mine are basically the same age). Well her dad went to work and her mom stayed home. House was spotless, kids in bed early so she could spend time with her husband. None of her three children have many memories of doing much of anything with their parents. Now she regrets and is envious of all the things we do with our children. Go figure eh! My case was not much different except my mother also worked until I was about 10. My mom is only 18 years older than me. You know the 'plight' of Maria sounds like the same lame bs where adopted children blame the woes of their lives on being adopted. Her mother was likely just a crappy parent and she likely a child that needed constant affirmation and didn't get it. Well that's what I get from it... That's life. My conclusion ? Some people are just better parents. And yes there are extremes but 52 with a 10 year old ain't one of them. regards Kastel