My Big Boy
By DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
United States
January 30, 2017 2:01pm CST
There he is, teaching the Ice Princess's future husband how to play pool. I don't know how he has time to breathe!
My older son was a corporate lawyer at one of the top ten firms in the world. He left that world for a better quality of life and more family time.
He is senior consul of a law firm at the largest consulting firm in the world. The top executives must like him so much, that he is now Chief Compliance Officer, as well. He lectures and attends conferences in California, Hawaii, Florida, Washington DC, The Bahamas, London, and wherever they send him.
Being Chief Compliance Officer means he has to go to Dubai. There has been a breach of confidentiality there. He has to meet with other lawyers and the head honcho in London first, to discuss strategies on dealing with the bad guy's punishment. He also must lecture the good guys on confidentiality laws, rules, and regulations.
My big boy is very busy with his new job of ten years. I don't know how he finds the time to give pool lessons.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Jan 17
A friend of the family who loves my granddaughter. We kid around that they will marry some day. They have sleepovers, go on supervised dates together, etc. He comes to her competitions, and won't have his own birthday party unless she is able to attend, which gets pretty tricky, since his birthday is the same as mine. Seems to confuse a few people here, but I'm not removing it, in case they marry in 20 years. Lol!
He earns every penny from that job, but he loves working there.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
30 Jan 17
What a great picture! They both look like they are taking the lessons very seriously.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
30 Jan 17
@DianneN yes it is. It is great that he still finds time for moments like those.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
30 Jan 17
You are obviously a very proud mama.. and rightly so!
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
30 Jan 17
@DianneN Yeah.. that's kids for ya.. mine are only teenagers and they're already doing the same thing.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Jan 17
@katsmeow1213 I used to get, "Whatever." Some things never change, but we are thrilled when he takes a moment out of his busy life to call us. Our younger son always makes time for us.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
31 Jan 17
congratulations for being the great mother of a great son. you may be so proud of him. i wish he is safe when he travels to other countries.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
1 Feb 17
@ridingbet Most good mothers worry. I'm happy your son listens to you!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Feb 17
@DianneN yes, that is a maternal instinct to be worried always of our kids. it is raining today, and my son left to the city. it is inherent in us to worry about and for them. i told my son to wear a jacket and don his cap, and he said,"yes, Ma".
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
30 Jan 17
All rest and no play as the saying goes. I am glad that he can make time to teach pool to a youngster.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
30 Jan 17
@DianneN he must really like his work to be so dedicated to it.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Jan 17
@ElusiveButterfly He loves it and the people he works with, most of them that he hired. Ha ha.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Jan 17
He was an excellent student and is still Mr. Know it all, but is very respectful of our opinions. He told us that most of his travels involve work, although he met a friend from Poland (they went to law school together) and met for dinner in London. So cool! They fly him first class and provide 5 star hotels and top notch restaurants. Sounds darn good to me, too!
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@much2say (55614)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jan 17
Ice Princess's future husband? Oh my . . . you will have more dress shopping to do 
! Your big boy has a lot of big responsibilities at his job, but it's nice he does take the time to do family things (and for future family members ).
! Your big boy has a lot of big responsibilities at his job, but it's nice he does take the time to do family things (and for future family members ).2 people like this
@Tina30219 (81931)
• Onaway, Michigan
31 Jan 17
Wow nice picture of your son. Is that your grandchild he is teaching to shoot pool? Wow sounds like his job keeps him busy.
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@Tina30219 (81931)
• Onaway, Michigan
31 Jan 17
@DianneN Welcome. Looks like they both are having fun.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
31 Jan 17
lol I have arranged several potential matches for Jack already, I am always matchmaking of course he may not agree!!lol
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
31 Jan 17
@DianneN lol Yes that would be fun!!
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Jan 17
Dianne, how does he find time to breathe? What responsibility and a schedule he has, my head spins! @DianneN , that is a great photo, you can see the focus on getting that shot right, and I hope he took some time to rest a little after the pool lesson.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Jan 17
He loves his work and the people with whom he works. I don't know how he manages uncovering the bad guys and doing his usual mergers and acquisitions, contracts, hiring, firing, etc. He is very focused in work and in play as you can see. Lol! Thank you. By the way, you may very well be invited to the wedding! This little boy's mom was born and raised in South Africa. Little Boy goes there every summer (ours) to visit family. I wonder if you are related????
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
31 Jan 17
Sounds like he has less family time, that's a lot of traveling.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
31 Jan 17
Oh, no. He doesn't travel that often. His hours are mainly 9-7. He's home in time to read bedtime stories to the kids in the evening, and even walks them to two different schools in the morning, before hopping the subway to work. He has his weekends free, although he works a bit from home.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
31 Jan 17
@DianneN Well that's good the kids need their daddy
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
30 Jan 17
My goodness, what an important job he has. Having down time is important. Good for him!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Jan 17
@Jeanniemaries I wish I could tell you the details and what the company is going to do to him, but I've probably said too much already. Suffice it to say, this bad guy has big problems coming his way.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
30 Jan 17
@DianneN I'm always glad to see the bad guys get exposed.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
31 Jan 17
Congratulations on his good job. How many children does he have?
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@Magicallove (115)
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31 Jan 17
Congrats on your kids and family. From my experience no matter how busy you might be or your life it is ...if you love something or someone you will make time for it !!!
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