coming of age . . . .
I spent some time over the weekend writing a letter to my son. The occasion was his high school graduation commencement service. The letter is mostly private but here is an excerpt . . .
My time of raising a child is over. My life participating with a man, who is my son, is just beginning. Many more words will be said between us in the coming years, but they are the words of two men, spoken in love and mutual respect.
Today, as I watch you walking down the aisle, I will not only see a student, who has earned his diploma, but I will be celebrating a boy, my boy, becoming a man.
My time of raising a child is over. My life participating with a man, who is my son, is just beginning. Many more words will be said between us in the coming years, but they are the words of two men, spoken in love and mutual respect.
Today, as I watch you walking down the aisle, I will not only see a student, who has earned his diploma, but I will be celebrating a boy, my boy, becoming a man.
posted by lowell at 4:54:00 PM
3 Comments:
Hey Lowell. What a cool thing to do. My son is hitting 21 this year. Might just do something similar. We met years and years ago when you were at YFC. I know your nephew Jordan Bateman and we are great friends with Jesse & Karen Padgett.
Thanks for the comment Billy. Yes, I do remember you and Jordan has often mentioned your name too. Hey, not to flog my book but you may want to check out BOYS BECOMING MEN on Amazon.co.uk. my contention is that we need to redeem rites of passage for boys.
I am impressed with your taking time out and doing some cooking in london.
I've been talking with a good friend of mine recently about that whole subject of rites of passage. I will def. get hold of the book. Thanks Lowell.
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