I think I aged 10 years last night...

[Johnny Rockets]

So this morning I woke up and my son turned 18 and I can't get it out of my head and it's really f*cking with my day. It seems like yesterday he was that 6 or 7 year old boy in the Ricky Williams jersey at the Huddle tailgate which had about 10 of us back then. (Can you believe we have been tailgating together for about 12 years!)

Anyway...now he is a young man at 6' 2" that actually hurts me when we wrestle or throw jabs at one another (not that I will ever let him know that) and dunks over me when we play basketball. I am 37 years old and I didn't realize I was getting "old" until a couple of years ago but today, it sank in much more. I can only imagine how much worse it will be when he heads off to NC State in a few months.

I have always heard people say "they grow up so fast"...well to all you guys (and girls) that have these young children.....those people are not lying. It's defintely true.

[Hawk]

it certainly is true!

just yesterday I had the exact conversation with my buddy. He was at a junior hockey try out with his son, who I've known since birth and I was like...damn...wasn't he just in pee wee!

[Cat]

I was watching my 4 year old son playing yesterday and i realized he is going to be going off to college one day. We've talked about it, hell he talks about, but the reality of it never really sunk in til yesterday. Mommy's going to miss her sweet boy :(

[2jakefansinva]

so true boys, so true.

[Hawk]

I was watching my 4 year old son playing yesterday and i realized he is going to be going off to college one day. We've talked about it, hell he talks about, but the reality of it never really sunk in til yesterday. Mommy's going to miss her sweet boy :(

yup...before you know it he'll be asking for the keys to the car, then off to school...it goes sooooo quick

[Shufdog]

I thought parents were supposed to be happy getting the kids out of the house? That's what most usually say anyway. I don't have any yet (that I know of) so I wouldn't know.

[Jase]

I was just looking at my 8 month old daughter yesterday and I thought, man, it's good that I'm still young. And good looking, too.

[Mr. Scot]

I remember a day when I got the bright idea to teach my nephew how to tackle.

Turned out he was pretty good at it (ouch) :(

Now he's served time in a war zone and is currently working as a civilian contractor in Qatar.

[Epistaxis]

Wow JR, how about that?

18 and off to school.

I dunno how I'm gonna deal with it.

My baby girl is 5 and reads everything now, goes to school all day and wants to wear mommy's makeup already. It freaks me out now, I can't imagine what I'm gonna be like in a few years.

But you know what, all we can do is raise 'em the best we can and give 'em the love and support they need. Can't do anything about the passage of time.

[Hawk]

my kids are far apart in age and right now, thats a good thing. Having #1 move out last fall would have been tougher without #2 still being so young.

[PanthaSan]

Yup, I know how you feel J Rock.

My oldest son leaves foir the Army (Airborne Infantry) next week and my 2nd Son leaves in 2 months for the same with an option to go to RASP (Ranger Assessment and Selection Program like myself and not less than 12 of my relatives).

I look at my 3 younger sons (all under 5 YO) and I'm not sure I will be able to handle this separation and emotional roller coaster again...but I will.

I have to.

I'm Dad.

[Mr. Scot]

Buddy of mine has a daughter who's 13 and very much interested in boys.

He thinks he'll be ready to let her date around the time she turns 30 (maybe).

[Cat]

I'm starting to really want another one. But the husband says hell no. Guess it's cause he has a higher IQ.

[Mr. Scot]

I'm starting to really want another one. But the husband says hell no. Guess it's cause he has a higher IQ.

He's a guy, so that's expected.

(must...run...faster) :leaving: