It’s often difficult to get Oldest Son to engage with me on challenging
topics. He’s worried about what his
future holds. High school graduation is
fast approaching. He wants to go to
college in Olympia. The idea of him
living semi-independently in a dorm (or independently in an apartment) scares
me. Especially him doing it too far away
for me to stop by and see how things are going.
I think it scares him too.
Recently when I was driving him to the library, he started
talking to me about it more openly than usual.
I think the fact that it was just the two of us made it easier for
him. I’ve heard from other parents that
they find out more about what’s happening with their kids while driving them
around. That’s true with Oldest as
well.
I’m going to make a point of driving him around more in the
future. I wonder what I will learn.
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