Proud parent

[T-ski]

Kudos to your son TAC!

[cramx3]

That was a very nice read TAC, congrats to your son and also to your family and community to be there to support him 

[Harmony]

Congratulations to you and your son, TAC.  You have a great looking family.  The story of the first year of your son's life definitely rang some bells with me.   Thank god kids are so resilient. 

Graduation was really weird for us this year too.  We are hoping to do the party thing later this summer.  All of these kids have worked so very hard.  They deserve the recognition and kudos.

[El Barto]

Good work, Tim. 

[TAC]

Thank you everyone one. It is so appreciated.

[jingle.boy]

Give ‘im 1 from each of these posts.

[TAC]

I sure as hell will!!

[LudwigVan]

That’s an absolutely fantastic story Tim. I remember seeing photos of Nolan over the years (I think it’s been over a decade). Congratulations to your son and kudos to you for an amazing job of parenting!

[TAC]

That’s an absolutely fantastic story Tim. I remember seeing photos of Nolan over the years (I think it’s been over a decade). Congratulations to your son and kudos to you for an amazing job of parenting!

Thank you Gord.  Yeah it's been well over a decade my friend. Time flies!

[MoraWintersoul]

Congrats to the proud parents and your son! He seems like a lovely boy. Am I even allowed to say "boy" when my graduation was just nine years ago? A nice young man, that's who he is.

[Samsara]

Congratulations to Nolan. Incredible story. And I am fortunate to say that I met Nolan, and while we didn't talk much, he was a nice guy and respectful young man. A credit to his parents.

So happy for him (and all of the TAC fam).

 

[TAC]

Congratulations to Nolan. Incredible story. And I am fortunate to say that I met Nolan, and while we didn't talk much, he was a nice guy and respectful young man. A credit to his parents.

So happy for him (and all of the TAC fam).

 

Thank you Brian. I appreciate it. He was happy to meat my "Dream Theater friends"  (that's what he called you guys lol) when we met you and Bosk.

And thank you everyone.

[Cool Chris]

On the general topic of Proud Parent, I have repeatedly told my 9 year old how proud I am of her these past couple months. I had no idea how she would react to the school closure, being cut off from her extended family and friends, and the general unknowns and fear surrounding Covid19. But she has met the challenges far beyond anything I could have imagined. She has always maintained a positive attitude, has worked hard on her schoolwork, often doing more than what has been asked of her, never complained or felt sorry for herself (except for when we told her we couldn't have a big party for her birthday), and overall shown significant growth from where she was before the virus took over our lives.

[jingle.boy]

That’s awesome to hear, Chris. 

[TAC]

Yeah that's great to hear Chris. It's important to communicate with our kids through this time, and not let them feel...isolated. A proud word form her Dad will really go a long way for her.

[wolfking]

That was a great read Tim, you have a beautiful family.  From everything you went through to see him graduate would have been so special for you and your wife. Thanks for sharing with all your friends here mate.  We appreciate it. 

I do hope to meet Nolan one day.

[Cool Chris]

A proud word form her Dad will really go a long way for her.

I have been thinking about being on the receiving end of this, as a 44 year old. I know as a kid and as an adult there were times I disappointed my parents, mainly my dad. And while I never doubted their love for me, I rarely thought I made them proud, especially as an adult. So the times when they have said they were proud of me were all the more special.

[gmillerdrake]

Good stuff there Chris        When you stop and really realize what our kids are growing up in right now it really demonstrates how resilient they are. Glad to hear your daughter is handling things well.

[TAC]

That was a great read Tim, you have a beautiful family.  From everything you went through to see him graduate would have been so special for you and your wife. Thanks for sharing with all your friends here mate.  We appreciate it. 

I do hope to meet Nolan one day.

Thanks Kade, I appreciate it. Yeah, you will. He wants to see the Pitch Drop!

A proud word form her Dad will really go a long way for her.

I have been thinking about being on the receiving end of this, as a 44 year old. I know as a kid and as an adult there were times I disappointed my parents, mainly my dad. And while I never doubted their love for me, I rarely thought I made them proud, especially as an adult. So the times when they have said they were proud of me were all the more special.

My son has had many ticks growing up, both physical and emotional, and one of them was when he was a lot younger, if we talked to him about acting up, he would always respond "Are you still proud of me?". It was really kind of heartbreaking.

[gmillerdrake]

Didn't know where else to put this so I found the 'kid' thread.

My middle son wiped out on his bike on Saturday. Just a 'normal' wipe out on a street. You'd think nothing of it any day. BUT....he torked his elbow pretty good and it was pretty swollen and he really couldn't straighten his arm out. We iced it up for a while and I decided to wait until yesterday to take a look and see if the icing helped. He woke up and it was still swollen....even more actually and his range of motion was gone. So, my wife took him in to get some xrays at the Urgent Care who immediately saw that his elbow had a severe fracture but they wanted us to go to the main Children's hospital to get a better xray and CT.

What we found out was that not only was his elbow chipped his humerus had a pretty severe fracture that they are saying is in a tricky location. The final determination by the orthopedic specialist is that he needs pins in that fracture to guarantee it heals properly so that his range of motion isn't affected the rest of his life and they are going to remove a chip of bone that is floating in his elbow. 

I feel so bad for him. This is one of those deals as a parent that you wish you could take that injury away and put in on yourself. He's handling the news good....although I'm not all that thrilled about him needing to 'go under' for the surgery. I know that Dr's have anesthesia down to a science but there's still a level of unpredictability out there concerning how it affects different people and there's always a horror story.....but I'll do my best not to think about that.

Right now obviously we want his arm fixed no matter what it takes.

[jingle.boy]

Hot damn Gary, that honks.  I've no doubts at all that it'll all work out ok.

[gmillerdrake]

  I've no doubts at all that it'll all work out ok.

Yeah. It'll be fine. Again, I just feel bad for him because it was such a silly wipeout. He was riding his bike at my Mom's house.....he rode past my mom and wife and they waved to him.....he waved back and two seconds later wiped out.    just hit his elbow/arm in the wrong way.....and now we're scheduling a surgery

[cramx3]

oof that's rough.  The whole screws in your bones think make me irk because it just seems so weird.  My brother had a screw put into his wrist and he always tries to get me to touch it and I just can't.  I feel bad for your son, but it sounds like this something he can recover from which is good.  It's always something so small or stupid that causes these things too.  Best wishes on getting well soon.

[faizoff]

Didn't know where else to put this so I found the 'kid' thread.

My middle son wiped out on his bike on Saturday. Just a 'normal' wipe out on a street. You'd think nothing of it any day. BUT....he torked his elbow pretty good and it was pretty swollen and he really couldn't straighten his arm out. We iced it up for a while and I decided to wait until yesterday to take a look and see if the icing helped. He woke up and it was still swollen....even more actually and his range of motion was gone. So, my wife took him in to get some xrays at the Urgent Care who immediately saw that his elbow had a severe fracture but they wanted us to go to the main Children's hospital to get a better xray and CT.

What we found out was that not only was his elbow chipped his humerus had a pretty severe fracture that they are saying is in a tricky location. The final determination by the orthopedic specialist is that he needs pins in that fracture to guarantee it heals properly so that his range of motion isn't affected the rest of his life and they are going to remove a chip of bone that is floating in his elbow. 

I feel so bad for him. This is one of those deals as a parent that you wish you could take that injury away and put in on yourself. He's handling the news good....although I'm not all that thrilled about him needing to 'go under' for the surgery. I know that Dr's have anesthesia down to a science but there's still a level of unpredictability out there concerning how it affects different people and there's always a horror story.....but I'll do my best not to think about that.

Right now obviously we want his arm fixed no matter what it takes.

That's really rough, positive vibes his way. As a parent I can semi relate, it's tough no doubt. Hope he recovers well.