ISAAC-MAN

232 Isaac-man – Thursday, August 20, 2009

Today is a normal Thursday and Grannie and I have come from spending the morning with our Isaac-boy, a delight if ever there was one. We had the privilege and honor to spend this particular morning with our son, Ben, as well, since he had today off from his employer-related duties. What a joy it was to watch the two of them interact – Dad, with his patience well in hand, Son, with his newest developmental nuance, testing his father’s resolve. How gratifying to see the quite normal evolution from infant to toddler, ever checking his growing boundaries to see if they are the same today or if, by pressing them, he can affect the dynamic to produce some newly-found freedoms to explore. A true battle of the wits, and both of the main characters in the play have plenty. Isaac is poised to vault over his play wall in an instant while Daddy is determined that he is only allowed outside the barrier when he says it is okay. Back and forth – forth and back – oh, how the reminiscences take me back to bygone years when the test of wills was between my son and me – some wonderful years, even through the tests. To see the reenactment now evokes both a chuckle and a tear. What fun to observe the determination played out on both sides – both wills, tenacious. What emotions stir to recall this tug-of-war between Ben and me during his developmental years – both wills, determined. I am proud of Ben today for the man he has become, though still enough room for improvement, I think my father might say the same about me as well if you could ask him. Generations pass, but the process is not all that different. What will you become, my little Isaac-man? I pray that you shall have character to carry you though life and that your Daddy can properly show you the right way to go.

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