Kathy,
You are right being a parent is hard work and sometimes your heart breaks
watching your children make bad choices. Huggs and prayers,
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: the latest on Chris
> Phil,
> When I talk to Chris, I get the feeling that he's just hanging on to his
> wishes by a thread and he just doesn't want to surrender to what he knows
> is right. He blames his X roommates for his losses and, while, in a way,
> they may be to blame, if Chris were willing to just buckle down and start
> disciplining himself, or, if he had just been willing to abide by our
> rules and stay home, none of this would have happened. In other words, he
> still refuses to make the connection that it is his poor choices and bad
> behavior that got this whole series of unfortunatte events started in the
> first place. Sometimes, as a parent, I get so frustrated because I can
> see this so clearly and he either can't or won't. Man it is hard to be a
> parent.
> Kathy
>
>
>
> At 06:24 PM 6/21/2006, you wrote:
>>Kathy,
>>
>>I am amazed Chris called his dad. That's great. Frankly, although
>>Gretchen
>>was here with our family on Father's day, I can't recall if she wished me
>>a
>>happy Father's Day or not. She might have but I don't recall her doing
>>it.
>>She was at least here. I'll write a more detailed message about where
>>Gretchen is in her life later but I'm glad Chris called. He's still
>>learning the hard way but a lot of us do, I'm sad to say.
>>
>>Phil.
>
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