Swallowing My Pride
This story is actually the story of my life up until now. I'm not sure whether to put it hear or on deviantart since it touches on both topics. The most recent episode before yesterday was when the band You Call That Art? asked me to be the model for their first album cover rather than to photograph it.
Anyway, I suspect most anyone reading this knows my son, Isaac (raotzu) is in the band Whelk. Well, we've been going through plenty of weirdness lately. Isaac's been in a major head out on his own mode I guess which is where this ties into parenting. At 17+, I think its time we let him to some extent, but where to draw the line and what the fall out is of his various decisions and actions is always a challenging question. Like the other day when he and a bunch of friends decided to go out on a gymnasium roof that barely supported their weight. He "knows" better, but what would be our responsibility had he fallen through and been a quadraplegic for the rest of his (and our) lives?
Anyway, so yesterday the band (headed up by Isaac of course) come to me to ask whether they could borrow one of my cameras to make their own pictures for their new album. Then afterward, they want to do the editing on my computer and could I show them how to use the programs too...
I guess the theory is that parents are supposed to be totally selfless and step into the background for their kids. Maybe that's why so many 'rents abdicate their parental roles in order to have a life of their own. Anyway, its swallow hard time as I'm passed over once again... by my kid this time.
Anyway, I suspect most anyone reading this knows my son, Isaac (raotzu) is in the band Whelk. Well, we've been going through plenty of weirdness lately. Isaac's been in a major head out on his own mode I guess which is where this ties into parenting. At 17+, I think its time we let him to some extent, but where to draw the line and what the fall out is of his various decisions and actions is always a challenging question. Like the other day when he and a bunch of friends decided to go out on a gymnasium roof that barely supported their weight. He "knows" better, but what would be our responsibility had he fallen through and been a quadraplegic for the rest of his (and our) lives?
Anyway, so yesterday the band (headed up by Isaac of course) come to me to ask whether they could borrow one of my cameras to make their own pictures for their new album. Then afterward, they want to do the editing on my computer and could I show them how to use the programs too...
I guess the theory is that parents are supposed to be totally selfless and step into the background for their kids. Maybe that's why so many 'rents abdicate their parental roles in order to have a life of their own. Anyway, its swallow hard time as I'm passed over once again... by my kid this time.