My son just turned 47 years old . We have not been close for many years . We are very different in our thinking and lifestyles . This started bothering me about a year and a half ago . There was little communication and at times that communication was adversarial to say the least .
Remembering a phone conversation I had with Pine Baron long ago about unconditional love I started pondering on the role I was playing in my son's relationship with me . I started trying to fix that relationship . He was kind of shocked that I wasn't arguing or bringing up points we disagreed on . He slowly has started doing the same thing with me . He actually calls me up to talk regularly now .
Yesterday we went fishing together for the first time since I use to take him as a child . We went out on the Little Wichita River just south of me where I usually go by myself . It's the first time he's been fishing in about 30 years . We both enjoyed it . We were fishing for carp and catfish . The catfish weren't biting but the carp were hungry . He had bought a rod and reel combo from Amazon . I gave him a Garcia Bait casting reel and pole and a tackle box I had extra . We just talked about fishing , our family , our dogs and everyday things . Nothing was said about it but we stayed away from topics that caused problems for us .
I had been talking to GOD to lead me in this for a long time . Robert is my only son and it was wrong for us to be at odds with each other . When I asked him to go fishing I told him...Don't worry ! I'm not trying to convert you to fishing . I just want to be able to say I went fishing with you...that's all .
This is Robert with the 4 carp we kept . Total weight was about 24-26 pounds .
He just called me about an hour ago . He has to cross the 'big' Wichita River on his way home . He said he stopped and checked some places you could get into the river . He told me we ought to try and go fishing every Wednesday . GOD does not work in mysterious ways as the old saying goes . GOD works in his way .