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NNadir

(37,210 posts)
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 12:11 PM 20 hrs ago

Two people I love very much, 20 years ago, at Christmas. [View all]

My wife and my youngest son, I'd guess around 2005:



I love the expressions on both their faces, particularly that of my son in one of his contemplative moods. The picture was taken back in my Father and Mother in law's home, shortly before they sold it to go into assisted living. (They are gone now, and I think of them every Christmas)

That boy is a man now, who can tell me things about alloys of tungsten and rhenium (or technetium) that I didn't know and lots of other things about which I didn't know.

There's nothing better than when one's kid is smarter than one is himself.

I sincerely hope everyone has had a Christmas as filled with joy as mine has been to have my sons with us together with my wife, my in laws, and some friends.

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What a beautiful wife and son! Tanuki 19 hrs ago #1
Thank you, as always, for your kind words Tanuki. NNadir 17 hrs ago #9
❤️🎁🎄🌞 littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #2
Beautiful post! Hope22 18 hrs ago #3
Thanks for posting MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #4
You post about nuclear issues often Bobstandard 17 hrs ago #5
That boy is now a nuclear engineer, soon to complete his Ph.D. Today he's hanging out with a nuclear engineer... NNadir 17 hrs ago #8
Love this - TBF 17 hrs ago #6
Every once in a while, my sisters in law, a different times, will say to me that the reason my sons... NNadir 16 hrs ago #15
Oh, you brainy people... Cirsium 17 hrs ago #7
I've read many of your posts biophile 17 hrs ago #10
Thanks Cirsium 17 hrs ago #11
Beautiful family! biophile 17 hrs ago #12
Thank you for this. democrank 17 hrs ago #13
Beautiful family SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #14
Those are two beautiful people. It's interesting that they have the exact same color hair LoisB 15 hrs ago #16
Very special 💚❤️ Clouds Passing 13 hrs ago #17
NICE!!! calimary 10 hrs ago #18
This is heart-warming. Merry Christmas, NNadir. LuckyCharms 10 hrs ago #19
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