We Didn't Raise Them to Be Like Us, But They Chose to Be.
Our Children Really Did Follow in Our Footsteps. You have all probably heard the old saying, "I don't want my children to follow in my footsteps, I want them to take their own path and blaze a trail!" or something like that. Well, Jim and I were not that different than whomever said that quote first. We encouraged our children in everything. We cheered them on from the stands or concert seats, no matter what! We were the LOUD Parents....ok, let me be honest, I was the loud parent, Jim just clapped loud, I screamed, hooped and hollered. I even one time jumped. up at an event screaming "That's my boy!!" only to find out, the tackle wasn't a legal tackle and he cost his team a penalty. But I was still proud to let the crowd know that that was MY BOY!!! We supported and loved our children even in the mess ups, like the bad tackle or the choices that they made breaking their own hearts and ours. We would have supported them even if they had decided on any