03-12-2022, 01:51 PM
Agreed, Jay. A lot depends on the fatherly things you did or didn't do on the way to that 16th year. I will testify that it can be done; my son and I still discuss things man-to-man now that he's about 40. I suppose a major factor was a strong drive not to do it poorly as my own father did with me. I made sure my son was inclined to talk to me frankly; he was never disciplined for holding the wrong opinions.