Don't Just Do Something, Stand There

For my 2.5 year old life is pretty simple. He wants his father's undivided attention, he wants to be held (but only when he wants to be held!), & he wants to play with his cars (namely "Kachow" as he calls him, or "Lightening McQueen" as he's better known by).

Leave it to his father however, to significantly complicate matters. I find I am guilty of similar habits I once criticized my mother for-like the way she always opted to sweep our driveway rather than to shoot hoops with me while I pretended to be Larry Bird in game six of the NBA Finals. Now it's many years later, my mother is deceased, & history is repeating itself.

Sigh...

At times, necessity dictates I suppose.

Such the delicate balancing act parents must relentlessly strive to achieve & sustain.

Oh btw, speaking of old retired sport's legends, I've noticed those are the only MEN on the face of this planet who can walk away from their day jobs in their mid 30's to spend more time with their children, & actually receive mountains of praise for it. The rest of us are labeled irresponsible & lazy if we dare follow suit.

I know, I know. It's because Joe Montana has more zeros at the end of his monthly bank statement than me & can afford to read the menu from left to right rather than right to left (although that may be changing for o'l Sweet Sixteen if Obama care goes through).

Rest assured though, Kael doesn't care about my burdensome student loans, electric bills or how many digital mp3 downloads his daddy sold last month. He's an in the moment kinda guy who lives for the here & now. He gives no thought to yesterday I've noticed. Nor does he really seem to be all that concerned about tomorrow strangely enough. And get this, most nights he sleeps like a baby! Co:

I am told senior adulthood is like entering a second childhood. If these rumors are substantiated, I pray my outlook & approach is a lot like Kael's. Perhaps John Ondrasik sums it up best in that - "It's not the breaths you take, it's how you breathe."