Like Father Like Son

I love children, I really do. My daughter is a young adult now so the days of diapers are far from my memory. The temper tantrums still exist from time to time, those I think never really stop no matter how old your child is. I always wanted to have a big family and it wasn’t until later in life this dream did come true. Upon marrying my husband, I became a stepmother to three more young adults.

When you date a man who has children the success of the relationship depends a lot on how you feel about and how well you get along with his kids. If you feel disconnected with his children it’s very likely you’ll feel a disconnect with him. If his kid is an uncontrollable brat, you will probably find out he is too. In the end, it is true; the children of the men we date are reflections of the men we date. Although this is my theory, I will continue to believe you should make your dating decisions based on the behaviors of your dates children. In most cases, you’ll want to run far, far away.

I had the chance to get to know a little better the young son of a man I was dating by baby-sitting him for a little while one afternoon. This I saw as a true opportunity to put my theory to test. It would be through this afternoon experience I would also be able to decide if I would be interested in continuing a relationship with the father.

After a long afternoon it was nearly time for him to leave and honestly I was ready. I learned that day, at my age I just don’t have the energy or patience to chase young ones around like I used to. As he walked out of the door to leave with his father, the little guy turns and runs back to hug me. He looked up to me and said “We have a present to give you” and he reached out his little hand to place a “secret” into mine. I opened my hand, looked up to his father and asked, “What in the world is this”? The son responded, “It’s a stinky poopie, just like my daddy’s. I found it in my butt.”

The romantic gift of a turd.

Just Lovely…