Hi Jeanie

LOL you better not get me started on my children, I’ve got 5 of them so it could take a very long time. No there’s no reason for you not to be proud of them, if they are doing well and are happy you’ve done a good job IMHO. Mine range from 7 to 15 so no empty nest on the near horizon. They all seem perfectly content to stay with us for the rest of their lives at this stage. We have a long way to go but at this stage I think they are all going to turn out to be happy, intelligent, well balanced people and that’s what I want for them. I don’t care if they make millions or minimum wage so long as they are happy doing what they are doing. The oldest is heading for a career as a Ranger for the National Parks service or something along that line which is an ideal job for him but doesn’t pay well. Knowing the sort of person he is it will be a brilliant career for him. The rest have no idea what they what to do but they’ve got plenty of time to work that out. The next oldest is 9 so there’s no rush. No bad decisions among them so far, well nothing more than wasting too much money on lollies or things like that.

Above all else they seem to be happy, secure, well balanced people and at this age that’s the most important thing.

All the best

Russell