For years my kids shared a love-hate relationship. To be honest, it felt more like hate most of the time. I would think back with painful nostalgia to their very young, halcyon days - bath times together, bedtime stories under shared covers, watching a favorite movie lying side by side on the floor – and wonder where we went wrong. Why did I go through the pain of childbirth twice and the sacrifices of child-rearing if these two were just going to end up enemies for life? Oh. . . be careful what you wish for. After so many years of being at each other's throats, it seems my children have found a common ground on which they play nicely: Tinder. I was, at first, shocked by my daughter’s announcement they both had accounts on this dating app, with a reputation for being a some-times hotbed (ugh) for hook-ups. Weren’t they each just lying on a changing table, gurgling at an overhead mobile? Was it that long ago that I packed away their favorite stuffed animals for their someday children? Who were these grown-up strangers? And yet, it is the natural progression of things, particularly for my two digitally inclined offspring. While both of them tend to be shy, my daughter has always been the more adventurous of the two so she’s had several coffee dates (thank goodness my constant cry of “stranger danger” has struck some sort of chord) and is now seeing a nice guy. Meanwhile, I hear she’s helping my son with his profile. So, of all places, my children have once again found the love – or at least the like – side of their sibling relationship. And while it’s been a process for me to accept they are adults with all the trappings that entails I have to admit, it warms my heart to see them playing nice again. Who knows where this could lead? As always, my children surprise me.
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