That’s right I’m kicking them out. I have had enough. For the past five years they have been with me 24/7 and I just feel that it is time for them to go. I’ve read about kids in France being allowed to stay longer, but just because my kids like french fries and crepes doesn’t make them French. I have heard that in some third world countries they don’t even get to stay near this long. If we lived in China it might be easier since I would probably only have one child, not two. It is honestly time to kick them out. It’s not that I don’t love my children. In fact I love them more than anything in the world. I just can’t take it any longer. I have to kick them out.
I have said before that being a single dad is one of the most rewarding experiences you could ever have. It has given me the opportunity to bond with my kids in so many ways (note last week’s blog). We as a family are closer than I could have ever wished for, but it’s time. I am going to kick them out. I hope for their sake that they stick together. I think that they will but if not, I will sleep well knowing that I have done all that I could, to prepare them for this moment.
We have talked about this before, so I really don’t think that it will come as a surprise to either one of them. If it does, then I will just do what every other successful parent would do, I’ll bribe them. That always works. Don’t kid yourselves; we have all bribed our kids at one time or another. “If you behave in church we will go have ice cream afterwards” or, “Get good grades and I will buy you something special”. Heck parents have been bribing kids since the day they were born. Why not now? If I need to bribe my kids one last time then so be it. I’m kicking them out. Continue reading »