Ben Stein on being a father
Ben Stein writes for the American Prowler, when he isn't filming his game show, appearing in films (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), or lecturing on economics. (Where does he find the time?) And more importantly to him, will his son ever find the time?
But my son will if he is well want to spend ever less time with me as he gets into high school and learns to drive (and keeps us up at night in terror). Then he'll be in college if all is well, and who knows where after that, or even if we'll be alive. At some point he will want to be with his Dad again, but who knows what kind of shape I will be in then? The "daddy trap" is still there, and the daddy and Thomas trees are now indivisible. But that time with him was precious and it will not come back for a long time, if ever. There is a lesson here about how to spend your summers: planting the trees, getting caught -- forever -- in the Daddy trap, getting squirted with pink water by your son.
My two oldest boys are going away to college this fall.
I miss them already.
Posted by Rich at June 24, 2002 8:06 PM