This photo was taken in 1981.
He's grown up a bit since then -- now he's the Pappa of two equally beautiful babies, Bella and Leo.
It's amazing to me that my very first baby could possibly be nearly 30!
And yet, he has grown up to be a marvelous man I am very proud of...he has made a much more successful family for his children than his father and I were able to create for him. Not because it's easy for him, but because he and his partner, Wanja, have the strength of will to make it so in spite of the hard times.
TJ lives in Sweden, where it's very hard to get work, and relatively easy to sit back and let the government take care of you. But TJ isn't happy to do that. He has worked hard to find a niche for himself, and he works hard every day that he can get work. His reputation is spreading, and he has hopes of one day soon finding himself a job that he can work at full time and permanently.
And best of all? He's still amazingly cute. ;)
Dumb question, but... which one is TJ?
ReplyDeleteIt's neat to hear that he's grown up into a Good Human Being. That's kind of the end-goal of all parenting, isn't it.
It is...and there are times when we wonder whether we've botched it up beyond all repair...
ReplyDeleteBut it's a relief at the end to know it all worked out OK. ;)
TJ is the adult in the middle photo. I've reported the baby photo of him and the solo adult photo (the ones blogger l;ost somehow) now so it should be a lot moer clear.
(I still don't see the baby picture of TJ.)
ReplyDelete(Now I finally do see the picture of TJ from 1981. Neat!!)
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