Sometimes, when Dylan would be in my thoughts, I would stop by his room. I would sit in his desk chair and visit with him. Ask him how things were going. <\/p>\n
We might compare our likes\/dislikes of Windows 8, as I would click around on his desktop computer. He built that computer himself. He got really good grades. One year, I told him that if he finished the year with straight A’s, I would buy him the parts for a computer and I would walk him through building it. I think he enjoyed it and learned something about the parts of a computer. When we went to buy a case, he wanted this big bulky one, because it looked cool. That thing was huge. It barely fit in his desk cubby. I pushed back a little, but in the end it was his choice. At various times in these discussions, we would talk about the feasibility of upgrading it, which never happened.<\/p>\n
We would talk about school, life, music, gaming, etc. Sometimes, I would pass on a life lesson in hopes that he would learn from my mistakes. Which has seemed more like a life lesson for me. I learned that my children would make their own mistakes, and then would hopefully learn the very same lessons that I have tried to pass on to them. I have learned that many of life’s lessons seemingly must be learned first hand. <\/p>\n
Dylan has been my thoughts more than usual the last few days. I would really like to stop by his room and visit with him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometimes, when Dylan would be in my thoughts, I would stop by his room. I would sit in his desk chair and visit with him. Ask him how things were going. We might compare our likes\/dislikes of Windows 8, as I would click around on his desktop computer. He built that computer himself. He got … Continue reading A Visit.<\/span>