How close is your relationship with your kids?
Good parents agonize over this from time to time. There are good days when communication is high, and you feel in sync. There are difficult days when you feel miles apart, sitting in the same room.
I have ADHD, so I’ve struggled with making strong bonds. Yet I’m happy with the tight circle of friends I have, and I love my sons more than life itself. I also love the young men they are becoming.
My wife is Brazilian and has three wonderful sons of her own. She is very close to her sons and remarkably consistent in her communication—she’s taught me a lot about how to make a relationship work. We’ve labeled our blended family “rice and beans,” an ode to household harmony despite our cultural and melanin disparities.
My firstborn is a senior at a high school located on the other side of our county. When I pick him up, we share a 40-minute drive back home. We have an understanding on this drive. He is exhausted from the day and wants to chill, and …
