Thoughts, Philosophy, Life and Love
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.
When you think of your friends or the kind of friend you are to others, how do you see yourself? Are you one of those passive friends that occasionally gets together on special occasions but rarely sees your pals otherwise? Maybe you are lucky enough to be one of those people that has many friends … Read more
In the wake of learning that I am now a father, there has been a lot going through my mind these days. While many of these thoughts are the usual “New Father” things, there are many that are either introspective or retrospective. I have started thinking about MY childhood and how I was raised and … Read more
Well… My wife and I are about to embark on our next big adventure in our lives. About two weeks ago we discovered the completely unexpected, but not unwelcome, news that we are going to have a baby. At the time of my writing this, she is about 6 1/2 weeks along, so we are … Read more
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