I know most parents say this a lot, but today, right at this moment, I feel the impact of these words more than I ever have in the past: Zack is an incredible human being, and I love and respect him more than I can find words to say.
There's no reason to go into the situation that prompted me to make this post. But watching him wrestle with a difficult, painful problem, and seeing the amazingly mature result of his deliberations, fills me with love and deep respect for him.
The majority of parents would tell you that they love their child(ren). But I've often wondered how many, if asked this question, would also say that they like their adult children. I'm definitely in the 'love-and-like' camp, and being able to add the word 'respect' in the mix is a real gift.
He's quite a guy.
About Me
- Libbi
- I'm starting my seventh decade (which means I just turned sixty!) on this planet, originally from the City of Brotherly Love, now living in beautiful Portland, Oregon. I have one son, a talented comic artist named Zack, who graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in May, 2007 and moved to Oregon a couple of months later. I share my life and home with one husband (a wonderful guy who seems able to do anything he sets his mind to) and three cats (Sam, a huge black-panther of a cat, Harley, a fat tortoise-shell beauty and Caruso, a sweet old guy we adopted from a nearby animal shelter). I have Multiple Sclerosis, but it doesn't have me.
2 comments:
He's a mensch. Not surprising, considering his mom. But it sure is nice to hear!
Aw, thanks, sweetie. His dad's influence has been terrific, as well.
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