This is my first blog post here at Life of Dad, and I gotta say, I’m both honored and privileged to be in the company of such awesome and inspiring writers, but more importantly, great Dads. Such an amazing site this is, giving a voice to Dads all over!
That being said, I told everyone in the house how happy and excited I was to be writing here.
Unfortunately, they all didn’t share my enthusiasm.
My wife Donna, gave me a peck on the cheek, and said “That’s nice honey, I hope your boss likes the proposal.”
My stepson yelled with excitement when I told him, but I kinda think it was because he just blew somebody up on Call of Duty.
Our five year old daughter, Emma Grace told me to be quiet, that I was ruining her “what to play with next mood.”
And our three year old boy, Raylan simply told me that grapes were cool.
The only one that seemed to have any interest in my new blogging activities (besides Wolf, who contrary to his name, is not a wolf, but one of our dogs, and is always following me around.) was Tommy, our seven, almost eight year old son.
He pulled up a chair next to me as I tippity tapped the keyboard, thinking of something awesomely Daddish to write.
After a minute or two, he asks me why I’m not writing.
“Well,” I explain “I’m trying to come up with something that has some impact; some heart; a good message…”
“So why aren’t you writing it?”
“Uhhh, I just don’t have the right words yet”
“Is writing hard?”
“Actually, yeah. You gotta come up with an idea, then make sure it’s something people might wanna read. It’s not that easy. Plus, I‘m actually a little nervous”
Is being a Dad hard?”
“No, not at all! I mean, it can make you nervous sometimes, or even get you mad, but it’s not hard. You just do it. I was nervous before you were born, I didn’t know if I’d know what I was doing. I didn’t really know how to change a diaper, feed a baby, buckle a car seat…but then you were born and WHAMMO! It all just came to me. Don’t get me wrong, I dropped you a few times, but…”
‘DAD!”
“Just kidding, bud…no I’m not. But, anyway, being a Dad is the best thing that ever happened to me. It filled all these little holes I had inside me when you guys came along. It makes me happy, proud, excited…I still get a little scared sometimes, but I still know I can do it, and you wanna know why?”
“Can I have five bucks first?”
“Yeah, no. You wanna know why or not?”
“Ok, why?”
“Because I’m a Dad, that’s why. Dad’s can do it all. That’s what makes us special. We can make you laugh, we can make you listen, we can teach you how to fix cars, catch a football, play a guitar. We can give you the strength to do things you don’t think you can, and we can be a shoulder for you when you’re sad. There isn’t anything a Dad can’t do.”
“So why don’t you write about that?”
“Hmmm. You might be onto something there…”
Well, there you have it guys. My first blog here at Life of Dad. It really is true, too. As Dad’s there is nothing we can’t do. Why do you think so many little kids look up to their Dad’s as their biggest hero? Because that’s exactly what we are. Superdads!
I hope you all enjoyed the post and I look forward to talking with you more soon. Feel free to stop on over at daddyanarchy.com, for more thoughtful and insightful musings (who am I kidding, it’s actually more like a brain stew train wreck, with the occasional moral to a story.) I wish you all a happy, safe, and prosperous 2014, and remember, we are all Superdads!
Just don’t go changing clothes in any phone booths, that’d be pretty friggin creepy.
