Will I survive winter break?

worknprogress
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:08:20 +0000

My apologies, frustratedfrshmn. I wasn’t basing it on my girls, rather some generalizations of relatives and a couple of friends who have come home for the holidays. The ones who complain the most about not being with their friends are the ones who are least engaged or helpful in their families. My DD’s are somewhere in the middle. They work part-time, help when asked, will probably be bored with us shortly, but will just look forward to returning to school and not worry about getting together with school friends over the holidays.

I was probably unfairly harsh because the one among the kids who is the most grown up out of the group is the marine who has returned. Believe me, he is happy to have a little time with nothing to do. He is not worrying about surviving winter break. I find it interesting that of all the kids, he is the least inclined to talk about how he has managed on his own and he is the most openly appreciative of his parents.

So, once again my apologies. Your complaints about your parents hit me the wrong way and it was out of character for me.