Hanging with My Sons

So after watching How to Train Your Dragon, I've been reflecting on my relationship with my sons and how each of them have such different relationships with me. My oldest likes to engage me intellectually, a bit of a schemer, and do what I do. He asks questions, talks to me, challenges boundaries at every turn, writes, believes he's more charming than he is, and watches television like it's an interactive event. He's his father's son.

My youngest is a daredevil, physically and emotionally a...