I think we need a new word in our language that means "adult child." or "adult children." I can't call mine "kids" any more and "sons and daughters" is to long. Grace and Peace, Marge Philbrook On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Gwensinger <gwensinger@aol.com> wrote:
Jim and Judy-
We remember with fondness your having entrusted your children to us while we were at Central and you were on a trek to Europe (I think) for several weeks. The twins were wonderful and so easy to care for. Big sister, Jenny, was terrific, too, because without her, we would probably have mixed up Dhondiram and Shanker repeatedly - if not permanently. She, also, always knew the right words to say to them and exactly what they needed.
I don't really think that we can stop imagining our kids as kids all of the time. Would we even want to? Sometimes, when our son, Aaron (age 30), tells a joke or makes certain gestures, I catch a glimpse of that little toddler that he once was. And, now that he has a son, it is coming round full circle. Life is good.
Ann -----Original Message----- From: James Wiegel <jfwiegel@yahoo.com> To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Thu, Nov 8, 2012 2:33 pm Subject: Re: [Dialogue] No one is going to believe this . . .
What a joy to receive such counsel from an older man. Both the context and the last line. Thanks. How old are you now, Carl?
Jim WiegelJfwiegel@yahoo.com
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On Nov 8, 2012, at 9:35, "Carl Larsen" <carlandruth@earthlink.net> wrote:
Dear Jim. No comment. My oldest child is sixty-four and a grandfather. My youngest child is over fifty and a grandmother. Just get used to it. Carl Larsen ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Wiegel" <jfwiegel@yahoo.com> To: "Order Ecumenical Community" <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>; "Dialogue Listserve" <dialogue@wedgeblade.net> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 6:25 AM Subject: [Dialogue] No one is going to believe this . . .
Our sons, the Wiegel twins, Dhondiram and Shanker, turn 35 today . . .
I will pass on any wishes, stories, wisdom on life phases, etc.
Also any wisdom on how to stop imagining my kids as kids, since they aren't kids any longer . . .
Jim Wiegel Jfwiegel@yahoo.com
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