You’ve done well in life if you can bring up daughters who are still speaking to you! It’s by the grace of God that they still laugh with me – and at me.
If you can get through the door slams when they’re younger and give advice only when they ask for it when they’re grown ups – you’ve cracked it.
I’m a parent first and a friend second. You just have to keep communication going even when you don’t always see eye to eye. Being able to pass on my love for natural history is such a great delight. My grandchildren love running around my garden.
The eldest, who’s eight, and I went finding butterflies last week and spent hours trying to catch a glimpse of them. He’s very interested in what they all are and I’m able to tell him.
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