We had rainy and windy weather for days. When South winds blows we are all nervous, have headaches, feel sore and powerless. Everyone, but my Prince. His uniqueness is amazing and irritating; how can he enjoy in the weather that no one loves and why it doesn’t affect him?! Even Mikey was affected by bad weather. I couldn’t calm him, moms and Ivy either, but my Prince could when he was at home. Namely, when Mikey cried because he was tensed or nervous due to the weather influence, my Prince started to play guitar to him. Mikey calmed in a split of the second. You should see his face: he had his eyes wide open, he stopped sucking pacifier and enjoyed in the guitar sound. He was totally in ecstasies when my Ivy joined him humming softly. If they “dared” to stop, he would cry from the bottom of his lungs demanding more. His reaction melted my Prince and he always showered his face with kisses and “love yous”.

These days weren’t good for us too. First, my dad doesn’t like to see my Prince kissing Mikey all the time and prattling to him. He had “enough” of it and he attacked him in Wednesday morning during family coffee time saying:

- For goodness sake, son!!! Will you stop kissing him all the time?! You are worst then Nada, Zdenka and mom Boss together and you’re turning him into sissy!

We all reacted telling him he is wrong, but my dad didn’t give up saying to me:

- I kissed you when you was his age but I didn’t exaggerate as he does. Mikey is a BOY!!!

My mom told him sharply:

- Shame on you, Livio! How dare you to say something like that?! Unlike you, he knows what love is and how to show it and unlike you, he is a true model of true father which you never was.

After her, my Prince told him gently:

- Dad, I love you and respect you but I cannot love my son on “your way” …. I love him on my way and will never stop loving him the way I know and can. So, I kindly ask you to stop criticize me for loving my son the way I do. If it bothers you, please don’t look at us or leave the room …

My dad was disarmed and he went to the balcony very angrily for nobody took his side. When he calmed, he returned and apologized to my Prince and us. He took Mikey in his arms and he kissed him on forehead saying he loves him very much. Dad Boss hugged my dad and when he handed Mikey to me, they both went to the kitchen and had serious family talk.

The second drama was today during family coffee again. I had open conversation with my Ivy few days ago, and than with my Prince about having more children. You see, after Mikey’s birth I have no desire to have more children. I love my Prince and I love my son, but I think I can’t go through pregnancy and child birth again. Besides, he will have a baby with Ivy and we’ll have two children which is enough. We have very responsible jobs and having more children, regardless of our parents’ help will keep us too occupied. Especially my Prince who is crazy about our children. His carrier will be over which isn’t a good for the Hotel because it’s too early. Add to it lack of space because we have to turn our guest room into a children room or a build additional room which cost a lot of money. I said to my Ivy that I seriously think about sterilization. Beside above arguments I want to have sex without using protection and worrying if I will get pregnant. My Ivy supported me saying that she didn’t make that decision for herself yet, but she might do the same if Prince agrees. We both talked to my Prince about it who said that we can do whatever we like. He doesn’t see the sense in having the baby with us if we don’t want to. He wants our baby to be made out of love and be wanted from both parents, but he “warned” us about the consequences of our decision that we might change our mind once in the future and might regret it. When I told him that I’m certain about it, he kissed me and said that although he thinks my decision is wrong, he accepts it.

So, being excited about being double grandparents they were thrilled with possibility to have a granddaughter. The drama begun when mom Boss asked us if we have in plan to have more children. When we said that we decided to have no more children, that we talked to my Prince about it and that we have his support, our parents attacked us as flock of starving seagulls. The only one who was on our side was my Fran. They didn’t even tried to listen to our arguments. They made me cry and my Ivy very nervous. Seeing me crying my Prince got angry at them and he shouted very loudly: “EVERYONE CALM DOWN!” It scared Mikey and he started to cry. I took him to children room to calm him down. I heard my Prince saying sharply to them:

- What’s wrong with you people?! We are your children, not your service for making grandchildren! …. Let me tell you something ….. I don’t know if I want to have more children in the future or not … I probably might want but if Eva and Ivy doesn’t want to have more children, it is up to them and I respect that. You should too. Mom Zdenka and mom Nada …. You both had only one child ….. Why didn’t you have more? Because it was your decision and you had your reasons! Mom Nada and dad Livio, did you know that Eva always wanted to have a brother and she never got one?! Did she complained and requested him from you?! NOOO … she didn’t. She accept it just like you should accept their decision because I did and it’s not up to you if they will have more children or not! …… I’m very serious ….. This conversation is over and whoever brings it up again upsetting my wives is not welcome in this house any more …. Now, I kindly ask you to leave us now ….. See you tomorrow morning.

I was very proud at my Prince who took our side regardless disagreement with our decision. When everyone left, he came to children room to check on me and Mikey. I gratefully deep kissed him and with tears in my eyes I said I love him. He kissed me back and took Mikey from my arms who sniveled. He gently kissed his face whispering he loves him until he calmed and slept. He put him into his bed and went under the shower with Ivy and then they went to work. I feel sorry for our parents, but our life is our life as their life is their just as our children are our children, not theirs.