Monday, February 14, 2011

Some thoughts on raising a boy -


I was thinking that a stranger looking at this photo of a 17 year old boy sitting in his somewhat cluttered bedroom might draw some erroneous conclusions.

1989 - probably summer since there's a fan in the room- but then again the fan could be just "lost in the shuffle!"

I was something of a nag I fear. Always after Harry to clean up his room. Always after him to do his homework, make his bed, take out the trash - you get the picture! (Oddly enough, every time he did clean up his room, he would find money!! A check he hadn't cashed, a 20 dollar bill in a pocket or in the pages of a book - almost like a reward for finally cleaning the room up. I think he posited that you had to let it all collect for the money to appear!!)

My point? The teen years are not always the best barometer of what someone will become. You can get lucky and they can find a wonderful wife like Dawn!!

But be sure to take pictures to document the evidence!!

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