EOC> (chuckle)  Never had that problem, personally...
 GT> Consider yourself lucky.
I do.  I also become uncomfortable in a room full of other mothers who tell 
tales of how much their child means to them because of the number of 
miscarriages they've had, or all their prenatal complications -- I can 
empathize, but not sympathize -- I never had any problems with becoming a 
mother.
 GT> He has enough personality and leadership.  He is so far 
 GT> ahead of kids his age that he has never had a friend 
 GT> his age.  He's now dating a 20 yo, and he's only 16.
Sounds like the young man my stepmother's sister was seeing in the early 
80's. It also sounds like he'll do okay in the work force, as long as he 
doesn't pick a company that can't handle having such a mature young man in 
their midst.
EOC> I've got one hyperactive stepdaughter, one physically and emotionally 
EOC> handicapped stepdaughter, one petit-mal epileptic daughter and three 
EOC> (joint custody) near-angelic geniuses...  And only one boy in the whole 
EOC> pack!
 GT> Oh, how do you manage?  
Joint custody is a wonderful tool, when you don't use it as a weapon against 
your X...  The Homeschooler/epileptic/13 y/o, Mandi, is our full-time child.  
Amanda and Kimi (Hyper/13 and PEH/11) live across town with their mother, and 
visit 4 days out of every 2 weeks.  I have to pin down my X on Joint Custody 
Rotation, and get something legitimately submitted to the court that approved 
our divorce, as he's got residential custody of our three children, and we 
live in different states.  Both he and I are remarried.  (He added an infant 
step-son to the "kinder crew")  
 GT> I wouldn't trade my boys for anything. 
A familiar sentiment.  I wouldn't give up my son for $100 million...
 GT> I love my daughter, but we seem to have no reference points in common.   
GT> HELP!!
Is this the same teen-age daughter Glen was talking about elsewhere??  Give 
me some points of reference, if you want some serious help...
B*B!
Eileen
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