The Auldridges

I wanted to get an entry into the topic entitled ‘The Kids’, and I figured what better way than to put up their pictures and brag on them

As you can see, they are the finest looking boys one has ever seen. They are really quite good looking, and I say that objectivley and not as a proud dad. And each of them is extremely smart. Gabriel is in the advanced classes in his school and in the enrichment program for advanced students. Christian is one of those people that grasps a concept and can then use it to do anything to which the concept is applicable. And Caleb is always “putting 2 and 2 together” in developing an understanding of the things that go on around him. The three of them always amaze me–probably because I am a little slower than them. While they like to push Shari and me now and then with their behaviour, they are very well behaved children. They respect us and obey, generally. And I have come to realize that while I may see them disobey here and there, that it is their job to test their limits against Shari and me, their parents. That’s what kids do–that’s how they learn right and wrong and their place in society. It’s away from the parent that the child’s real attitudes and behaviours reflect. A child who is respectful of the rules, the adults around them, and their peers–even when Mom and Dad aren’t around–is a child who is well behaved. And my boys do just that. That isn’t necessarily a reflection of good parenting on Shari’s or my (especially me) part. We screw up a lot. We just have good boys. I guess I’ll wrap this mush-fest up by saying that I love them each more than they can know right now, and am proud of them and thankful for them.