>Cherish them while they are young, because as I have witnessed (12 and 16 year olds) the hugs and conversations gets fewer and fewer as the years go by. But the good thing is watching them make good decisions, when they could have made some bad ones.

Since I'm a little bit farther along this cycle (17 and 20), I can let you know that both the hugs and conversations do come back, and they stop looking at you like you have antenna.

I do agree about the good decisions. I really like the people my sons are becoming.

Tamar