Family

The PC is currently operating at what appears to be a somewhat normal level so taking this opportunity to blog. Today my PC has been difficult again. Time will tell what happens with it. I just know it does not like me.

So today I had decided to call each of my children and my parents. I had also intended to attend a 12 step meeting(am thinking weekly would be a cool thing) which I did do last weekend for the first time in ages. The weather did not permit the latter. But I did call each child and my parents. Made contact so far with 2 out of 4.

My youngest son is 12 and of course his interests and friends are changing. He has not returned the call I made to his cellphone. Nor did he return the last call made last weekend. That hurts. The oldest son(20) called back tonight. He was cleaning up the house before his girlfriend comes over. Was good to talk and laugh with him a few. We like to recite lines from the movie "Full Metal Jacket". We did. I miss him terribly. I miss both my sons terribly.

My daughter was the only one to answer the first time. She was feeding my granddaughter or trying to. Sounded like a struggle was occurring. Interspersed with the sounds of young words emanating from this young one was the sound of rebellious terrible twoish sounding noises. She is not two yet. Some things start early. My daughter said sometimes parenting sucks. I laughed. On a different note she told me she was going with her boyfriend to Jamaica for Thanksgiving for a week. Wow. Be good for her to get away.

It has a long long time since I have called my parents. I will not disclose how long. Rather embarrassing. But I called. They did not answer. Called tonight at 6:30 and quite often they eat out on Saturday evenings. I forgot about that. I hope to talk to them before the night is over. I don't hear from my children often and it hurts. Yet I don't call my parents very often. Hmmm. How can I be upset about my children not calling me when I don't call my parents. Hell, maybe they learned that from me...