Nancy...   
      
    NB@> Dunno how many people are still keeping an eye on this echo for any   
    NB@> activity... but I'm still here...  not a single father (obviously) nor   
    NB@> even a single mom... married with one grown son, no grandkids yet...   
      
     Chicken pox at 20 ruined fathering kids for me. It put me in the hospital   
   for a week, and out of work at a local restaurant, and out of class at the   
   local college for 2 months, by order of the health department. The only   
   "son" my late wife and I had was a "dachshund"...see tagline below.   
      
    NB@> I hope there are others reading that will jump in and share their   
    NB@> stories... that, among other aspects of being dads, was one of the   
    NB@> reasons for this echo to exist...  :)   
      
     With some people, their pets are their kids...and discipline is   
   important with both.   
      
    NB@> Even kids raised in "normal", two-parent, secure homes can end up   
    NB@> broken... sometimes it has less to do with the raising, and more to do   
    NB@> with the person him/herself...  But a child being lovingly raised even   
    NB@> by just one parent can grow up to be a really well put-together person.   
      
     The peer pressure nowadays is horrendous...and I thought it was bad when   
   I was growing up!!   
      
    NB@> I almost wish I was a single dad, to have a story to share with you...   
    NB@> but as I'm not, I'll just hope that there are some others around to   
    NB@> jump in and offer their tales... :)  But I'll still be around, to talk   
    NB@> with you (or anyone else around)...  ;)   
      
     Whether a single Dad or a single Mom, it still is a big responsibility.   
   Even married, it's still a responsibility. Sadly, nowadays, most kids think   
   a relationship and committment is measured in seconds, not decades. I've   
   heard of cases where they got married Friday night, and were in divorce court   
   on Monday. :(   
      
    NB@> And the same to you and yours...  :)   
      
     The Grinch stole my Christmas...basically, when my dentures broke. And, with   
   the place I get them prepared being closed until after the new year...not to   
   mention having to then set up an appointment to go in, it may be 2 weeks before   
   I can "fully graze" again.    
      
   Daryl   
      
   ... A male dog is truly an S.O.B. -- and acts like one, too!   
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