Ladies and
Gentlemen: Friends and Family – There are many things a father feels when his
son turns (eighteen/twenty-one) – pride,
nostalgia, love – of course, but let’s not forget – old – with a capital
“O”. So ** ******** **** ***** *** * * ***** ****** ** ******* *** ** *** ** *** ****** ** ********* **** **** ********** ********** **** ********** *** ** ***** ** ****** **** **** ********* ****** ** ******** **** * **** **** ******** ********** **** **** * *** **** ******
Insight number
one: when you enter parenthood you step into a bizarre, unnatural time warp.
Some ******* ***** *** ***** **** **** ******* **** **** ** **** ** ***************** **** ** **** ***** ***** ****** *** **** ******* ** *** *** ** *** ************ * ****** *** *** ********* **** **** *** ******* **** **** ****** ** *** ********* **** ****** ****** ** ** ****** *** ******** **** **********
While the baby
books were recommending we practice controlled crying techniques, (Name) was practicing crying of *** ********* *** ** ******* ************** *** **** **** ** ** ******** ** *** *** ***** *** * *** ************** **** ** ******** ** ******* *** **** ***** *** ******* ***** ***** * ********** ** **** ******* ******************
So after a
decade or two as a newborn (Name) finally reached the next
development stage ** *** **** * ******* **** * *** ** ** ******* ******* **** * ******* * ** **** ** ******** ** *********** *** ***** ****** ** *********** ***** **** *** ********** ********* *** ******* ** * ****** **** ** ******* ** ***** ******* *** *** *** ***** ****** * ****** **** *** *** ******** ** ** ************* ******** *** *** ******* ***** ********* ************ **** ***** ****** ********** ** *** ** ******** *** **** *** ***** ******** ********** ***** **** ***** * **** **** ****** ****** ** ***** *** **** **** ************* ** **** ************** ********* ********** *** ******** **** ** * ***** *** ******* ** ****** ********* ** ** **** **** * ******* *** ****** ** ***** *** ****** ** *** **** ***** **** ********* ** ***** ****** ****** ** ********************** **************************************
At last
kindergarten called - (Name) no longer wore diapers and
his sense of direction had ******** ************ **** ** **** *** ** ** **** *********** ****************** *** ******** **** *** * **** *** ***** *** ********* **** *** ****** ** ******* ***** ****************** ***** *** *** **** *** **** ***** ***** ** *** ****** ****** **** ********* ** ***** **************** *** ****** **** **** **** * ********** **** ****** ***** **** ********* *** ******* ***** ******* ****** ***** *** ********** *********** ** ***** ******* *** ************ *** *** ** **** ***** *** *** ***** ******** ** ****** ******* *** ***** ***** ** *** ********* ************* * ***** **** ******* *** **** ** ******* ************ ********* ***** ******** **** **** * **** ***** ******* * ***** **** **** ******* ** *** *** ** ****** *** ********** ******* ***** *** ***** ******* *** ***************
Thankfully (Name’s) interest in craft stopped
growing as he grew - but the demands he placed ** *** ******* ***** ************* **** ***** ** ** ******* ****** **** ******* **** ** * ******* **** ***** ** ****** ** ***** ****** ****** ****** ** ******* ** ***** ************ *** *** *** ********* ***** ***** * * **** *************** ************ ***** **** *********** ***** ******** ********* *********** ****** ****** *********** **** *********** **** ***** ******** **** ** *** ****** *** ****** ***** ******* ********** *** ** *** ** *** ** * ****** **** ******* *** ** ***** **** **** ********** **************** **** ** ******* ******** **** ****** ****** *** ** **** ***** ** ******** ** ** ************ * ****** ******** ********* **************** ******
And then it was
suddenly over – adolescence hit and with the very first pimple (Name) ** ****** ****** ** **** **** ********* **** ** *** ********* *** ******* * ** ****** **** ** ***** ** *** ******** **** ********** **** *** ** ****** ***** * ****** ****** * *** ** *** **** *** *** **** **** ** ****** * ****** *** ******** *** ****** ***** ** *********** ********** ******* ****** ****** **** **** *** ***** *********** *** ********** ** **** ** **** ***** *** **** * **** **** ***** ****** *** *** ** *********** * ******* ** *** ***** ***** ***** **** *** **** **** * *** **** ************ ****** *****
It seems that
ten ton of food a day did the trick throughout his adolescence and ****** ** ** ****** * ******* *** * ********** *** ******** **** ** **** *** ********* *** ****** *** ******** **** ** ****** ***** ******** ***** * *** **** ****** ** **** *** **** ***** ***** ** *** ********* ***** ************* ****** *** **** ** *** ******* ******** ******* ******** **** *** ****** ** ********* * ****** **** ****** *** ******** * **** ******** ** ****** *********** **** **** ****** ** ** * ***** **** *** **** *** ** ** **** *** **** **** * *** ***** **** ** ******** ******** ** *** *** ******* * *** *** *** ** **** **** *** *** **** ** ******* **** *** *** **** ********** ******** ** *** ****
So (Name) if one day you’re lucky
enough to enter the time warp, meet your own ********** ********* *** **** *** ****** *** ***** ******* ****** *** ***** **** **** *** ** ******** ******* ****** ************* *** ** ** **** * **** *** ****** ** ***** ****** **** ***** ** **** *** ***** ******* **** ***** * ****** ********* *** ***** ** *** ********* **** **** ** **** ** ***** ******* *** *** ****** **** ** ** * ************ *** ********* * ** ** ***** ** *** ******** ******** ************* ** ***** ***** *** ******* *** ***** * ******* ** *** * ***** ******** *** * ****** ****** ** **********
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