When my kids, a boy and a girl, lived with me I emphasized the importance of trust. Both good kids, but when my boy was 15 once he went to places he had compromised not to go. It wasn't anyhing so bad, just a mistake many kids make, but I wanted to show the importance of trust and maybe went overboard. He apologized, explained he gave in to peer pressure. He was grounded for a month and I told him he'd have to get my trust back, so for 2 months I controlled his moves, showing I wasnt' sure he'd keep his word. Then, everything was OK again. But he got very upset, extremely hurt, told me there was no reason for that, I had tortured him for a small mistake and hadnt been a loving father. He never got over that and since then our relationship has been extremely icy. Now I'm going through hard days, asked him some money, he lent and I promised to pay yesterday but couldnt. He said OK but reminded me of what I did to him when he was a boy and now it was me who broke his trust
2007-03-15
10:27:48
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George
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