Born February 9, 1969
My first born baby will be celebrating his, gulp, 48th birthday in February. His daughter will be making him a grandfather in May. ( I know he will love being a grandfather and he will make a good one. ) How surreal this all seems to me. When the kids were little and time was filled with the responsibilities of wife and mother it seemed time was dragging by and that there certainly was an unlimited amount of it stretched out before me. I thought the old folks that said, " Enjoy your kids now because they grow up fast. " were nuts, pure and simple. I could not imagine something I had never felt or seen. I had not lived long enough to look back on the majority of my life nor had I seen enough of life to start contemplating my end. I am at that point now though. My children stopped physically needing me long ago and have long since become emotionally independent. They became, in spite of me, and I hope somewhat because of me, strong, good, loving and productive people. I know the vast majority of their goodness and success is because of their own mental, emotional and spiritual strength though. It is a true blessing when your children grow to be better and stronger than you are.
You are a fine man. I am proud of you.
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