Thoughts, Philosophy, Life and Love
I have gone back and corrected the dates, as the decision was made to deliver the baby on the 17th of this month, as opposed the the original date. This will be the last installment of this series, and I hope that those of you who have taken the time to visit my site and … Read more
Part IV…. The Meaning of Life. One of the things that keeps popping in my head through the process of getting ready to be a father is the humor in it all. Trust me, there is humor. You see, I was brought up in a family that dwelt on the British style of humor. That … Read more
It’s strange how things work out. How you plan something, working out what you think are important details, then when you are actually at the point where the thing you had hoped and planned for, actually comes to pass… nothing you planned actually survives first contact with reality. This is like the old saying, “No … Read more
I smile when I hear people tell me about how much my life is going to change with a baby on the way. Not because I do not believe them, I have no doubt at all that things are going to be turned asunder for us. but because our life has already changed in more … Read more
Throughout this journey, we have been plagued by fear. It has been, as a poet might say, our constant companion. Not fear of having the new addition in our lives, but the fears that come with a baby in the making in general. Things that go beyond the control of mankind, things that, you might … Read more
Something that I am looking forward to, with the coming of our child, are the conversations. Granted, at first those conversations are going to be mostly grunts, squeals and crying, with occasional laughing and “Baby Talk”. But before you know it, and I am sure most parents reading this will agree, they will start talking. … Read more
Decisions… The process of preparing for the arrival of a child is something new to us. We walk through the stores, look at the goods that are being offered and just get lost. There are so many things out there that we need or want, but are not sure which way to go. Luckily there … Read more
Dad…
I have thought about this a lot over the years. Most of the time, though, it has been from the point of view of a child that never really KNEW his father that well, except as the guy that would occasionally show up for the errant birthday or take me off for the obligatory weekend visitation.
At the time this will publish, there are about ten weeks remaining before my wife’s due date, so I will take the next ten weeks to talk about my feelings of parenting, what my parents were like and how I will use their, and other people’s parents, influences on me, to raise this child.
This is a story without a happy ending, having to do with a large company with no customer service, and it started in March of 2009. It is about a company that seems to have grown so large and become so successful, that it can no longer afford to put people in place to help … Read more
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