tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post6470132037933249105..comments2023-09-10T06:31:57.471-05:00Comments on Dispatches From the Away-Dad Nation: Kids and MagicHal Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350917997504370743noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-30969194485786527262008-09-01T16:58:00.000-05:002008-09-01T16:58:00.000-05:00That's profound right there. Food for thought. A g...That's profound right there. Food for thought. A good reminder to adults.Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574914465998507310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-1061794141786441422008-08-28T23:56:00.000-05:002008-08-28T23:56:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing the story, Hal. A good reminde...Thanks for sharing the story, Hal. A good reminder for all parents. Sometimes the magic is stolen, sometimes it just goes, and it's no one's fault (I know I lost some of the magic when my parents died, both by the time I was 10). We have to do all we can to make sure we don't take it away from them.An Unlikely Retirementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048658142680350189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-46242851680106559282008-08-28T22:03:00.000-05:002008-08-28T22:03:00.000-05:00I feel for you friend, Hal . . . he obviously spok...I feel for you friend, Hal . . . he obviously spoke from experience. Most of us trip up every once in a while and might take away some of that magic temporarily. I' ve had to apologize more than once for being a jerk to my own children. Fortunately they are very forgiving. I'm with the others, Hal, and think you're doing a great job.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-64015192637225330512008-08-28T01:32:00.000-05:002008-08-28T01:32:00.000-05:00Heck of a thought. And one that makes sense to me....Heck of a thought. And one that makes sense to me. <BR/><BR/>It sounds like you're doing just fine with your son.Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-26128445502374500522008-08-26T20:19:00.000-05:002008-08-26T20:19:00.000-05:00Not to worry. Sometimes kids restore magic to the...Not to worry. Sometimes kids restore magic to their parents' lives. Goes both ways.<BR/><BR/>quidquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954222271507913856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-41288681123152203522008-08-26T10:51:00.000-05:002008-08-26T10:51:00.000-05:00Whoa.Whoa.Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-22068836022550293692008-08-26T08:42:00.000-05:002008-08-26T08:42:00.000-05:00I agree with Debby, Hal, you're doing it right. T...I agree with Debby, Hal, you're doing it right. The magic will be there for a long time to come.<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping the magic in my youngest 2 grandsons, the ones with me, will have lots of magic, still to come.<BR/><BR/>They may have lost some, but there is still so much I can see in their eyes. My boys are still believers in the magic of all that is for them.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133743056974995270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-43823151782948057992008-08-26T08:41:00.000-05:002008-08-26T08:41:00.000-05:00What a sobering thought! ("without even realizing ...What a sobering thought! ("without even realizing they're doing it")<BR/><BR/>I think society in general is as guilty of stealing that magic as parents are. As my daughter likes to remind me, kids just grow up faster these days!<BR/><BR/>Sad, but true.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-32064713393686985102008-08-26T04:13:00.000-05:002008-08-26T04:13:00.000-05:00I think you're doing okay there, Hal. From everyth...I think you're doing okay there, Hal. From everything I've read, you're doing it right.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.com