MY GROWN CHILDREN

My children are in their 40’s and I feel sad that they have never had a close relationship. But in December my son, Rick – 42, and my daughter-in-law, Jen - 35, had their first child. And I think things may change.

Because my daughter, Cathy-44, and my son-in-law, James-47, have two children, they have lots of experience and good advice for Rick and Jen. When Jen was pregnant, Cathy told them they must read, “On Becoming Baby-wise.” Cathy said her first child cried all the time and was such a difficult baby. But she read “the” book before her second was born and it made all the difference in the world.

Of course, how often do people listen to the advice they receive? And so when Lily was born on Dec. 8, 2009 she cried a lot and Rick and Jen did not know what to do. But it did my heart good when a few weeks later, I received an email from my son, “I read the book last night, put Lily on a schedule and it’s great.” I immediately called my daughter to tell her the good news. “Well yeahhhhhhh,” she said, “I told them to read the book !!!” Actually she said, Rick called her the previous day. He had been so frustrated, that he started reading the book on Saturday at midnight and now he had lots more questions.

No one would deny that babies make huge changes in our lives and I am hoping that maybe one of those changes will bring my son and daughter closer together.

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