In this case, it’s definitely the B==== (mamma dog) and not the pup. I know it’s selfish, but a lot of it is about our time and inconvenience with move in, visiting (I know we don’t have to, but we like to. Kid tends to be involved in cool things we want to see), helping when he wants us to, etc. Kid is very independent, and we aren’t overly involved (we are only as involved as we should be). We’ve actually gotten closer with him away at boarding school and have a dynamic that really works for us and part of that is being able to spend time together when it counts. Maybe we are lucky that we got the chance to figure that out before he headed off to college. Others are probably figuring that out while their kids are there.
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