tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119052259423589557.post8667145483295226877..comments2024-03-28T16:19:54.723-06:00Comments on de-Intimidator: Bitter-SweetMichael Podolnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06930201808766667960noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119052259423589557.post-86428096065967214902015-01-26T12:03:08.232-07:002015-01-26T12:03:08.232-07:00I, too, feel the bittersweet pain. I am happy my ...I, too, feel the bittersweet pain. I am happy my children love where they are, but it is so far away.Bernicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398890390825402318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119052259423589557.post-74542878480016162102015-01-25T11:41:00.095-07:002015-01-25T11:41:00.095-07:00amen to all that! It is so nice you guys are at a ...amen to all that! It is so nice you guys are at a time in your lives and have the means to be able to come and visit more often.alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174288585314405562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119052259423589557.post-74098293176916682082015-01-24T06:34:39.330-07:002015-01-24T06:34:39.330-07:00I was talking with a guy at work who has five kids...I was talking with a guy at work who has five kids, the oldest of whom is a college sophomore. He was telling me he just can't imagine his kids growing up and moving away from him. (He thinks my oldest being 4 hours away is much too far.)<br /><br />I can appreciate his feelings, considering his stage in life. I still often feel the same way. But as I grow older, I realize that my kids being successful and happy in their lives is most important. As much as I want them near me, that comes secondary. <br /><br />I was just reading that what we should really be striving for in our relationships (particularly family relationships,) is to love our spouses and children in such a way that they can survive independently of us. Loving another so much that they can't make it without you isn't true love. It's the setting them free, to survive happily on their own that is the measure of true love. Seems like you've accomplished that very well.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510457113017189354noreply@blogger.com