Monomad: Dazed and Confused

Soon I will be 41 years old. I often reflect on what I have done all this time. Have I been an ideal husband and daddy? I don't think so.

I have two sons, and I can't believe they are growing up. Maybe they'll leave home and have their own little families in a few years.

These days we often hear our kids' little quarrels; it makes us smile and feel happy that there was a normal life in our home. We as parents don't have to interfere because it is natural.

I can't imagine how lonely it will be one day. But I am more worried about my wife. She will feel lonelier than me.

I reflect, wondering if our sons will miss their home and parents in the future. What is certain is that we must be prepared to face that reality later. I don't think I am the only one who is worried about that...for a moment, I felt like a dazed frog.