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[quote=Anonymous]My son is the child of a divorce that happened when he was in high school.  It was hard for him for a year or two but on the backside of that he’s turned into a very independent, capable young man.  I believe our relationship is much closer than it would have been had his father and I stayed together.

He graduated from college on time, had three very good job offers to choose from and lives a short plane ride away where he is forging his own path.  I had nothing to do with college applications aside from paying the application fees, I didn’t have to push him on anything, he’s always taken initiative.

Despite the geographic distance we’re very close and talk several times a week.  He graduated college in May and my goal is to get a weekend with him once every two months or so. When he has unexpected expenses like a car repair I’ve offered to help but he tells me that he’s an adult, he’s working and he’ll handle it.

A lot of this was luck, I have no idea how he turned out the way he did.  I’ve always just been supportive of his choices.  I never, ever breathed a negative word about his dad and always encouraged their relationship, as well as a relationship with his step-mom and step-siblings when his dad remarried.

I never ever looked at his grades in high school or bothered him to do homework.  I figured he could sink or swim.  He was an average student but had no problem getting into college where he was also an average student.  My philosophy is that we’re all supposed to be wherever we end up, and things will somehow work themselves out one way or another.  [/quote]

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