
10 some years ago I found out that a friend, that I had known since I was 2, wife was pregnant. My wife Carol was also in her late months of pregnancy. When he told me that he was having a son, I thought that this is way cool. There will now be a new generation like he and I who can be great friends. After we hung up and I thought about it for a few seconds and I quickly called him back and told him I did not want his son anywhere near my kid. This took him aback somewhat. I then pointed out to him, to think about all of the things that we did together as children (most can not be written about do to the statute of limitations have not expired yet). I then pointed out that our kids will likely be smarted and have more tech at their disposal. We both shuddered. Well the best laid plans oft go awry and as it turns out they are great friends now. Go figure, mini versions of Dave and me getting along. But as the title states while they are mini versions of us they are different in many ways. Dave as a child was more on the reserve side. He was not going to do roller coasters or try anything that was too unusual. Zach(his son) gobbles up roller coasters and flosses his teeth with the rails. He is willing to try foods that I could not even pronounce at his age. As a child I was somewhat out going. I loved roller coasters and did many a stupid and dangerous things, and have the scars to prove it. Ben(my son) is far more reserve he likes to think about what he is going to do and prepare for it. He is less adventurous than I was. He also has no scars as result. Now both Ben and Zach do have their dads creative minds, heaven help us all. But again the different thing is they have a much stronger sense of moral obligation than Dave and I had. I was discussing with Dave some silly behaviors the kids were doing at my house and we agreed that we were never that silly. We also agreed that we were a bit more larcenous at that age(again details can not be given do to agreements with the witness protection bureau). So all in all I am glad they are friends and I hope in 40 years they can be discussing how their children are getting along.
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You are right, we need to be afraid...very afraid. This friendship between Z-man and Benihana just cranked things up a few dozen notches.
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