Growing Up

You know you're not single anymore...when you spend time with your children and you see glimpses of the woman and the man they are growing into...You already have seen how fast this past year has been and the changes that have occurred in their lives...Yet, in between the jokes and the silliness, you do see moments of maturity and you know that you are not just being "Dad" for a few necessary years, but that you are instilling values and lessons that will follow your kids for the rest of their lives...You hope that their memories of you when they reflect back to this point in their lives will be fond and that you can still support them as young adults as you have grown to love and support them as the teens they currently are.