musings
2005-04-11 20:50:12.310005+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Just a few more voices to toss off into that tempestuous ruckus that is the conflict between those of us who are quite happy with the occasional exposure to your children, thank you very much, and those who revel in the parenting experience. Mark's mention of "daddy moments" came at a time when Charlene has been helping an elderly friend of ours with her struggles to spend her last few months, perhaps years, but not likely, at a pace and place of her own choosing. This process has involved not only said friend's children, but lawyers as well, and it's heartbreaking to hear "I just want some peace".
Charlene has regularly accompanied her to the ballet, but with the issues at hand I ended up with the extra tickets and we went and enjoyed in the company of the very young, the occasional little aspiring ballerinas, and the very old, with almost no one in between.
Anyway, not sure what that has to do with anything, but these thoughts were in my head as I read Diane's A brief ache from Cambridge.