Waking up on weekday mornings when you have children means battle, at least it is in my house. A battle to get them ready and out the door on time. Yeah, sounds simple enough to most people, but when you have children that want to do everything other than what you need them to do, it is not as simple as some may think. You tell one child to get pants on, while you try to get something else done, you come back and said child is running around in their underwear using a towel as a cape. Then they are in the bathroom all trying to brush their teeth at the same time, toothpaste gets on the nice clean shirts they just put on. Once you get through breakfast, and get the snow pants,boots and all the winter gear on, somebody has to pee. As long as everyone gets out the door,to school and work safe and on time, you have won. Victory is short lived, a quick glance at your blackberry and you are reminded it's not Friday, so you have to do it all over again in the morning.
Good luck to everyone in the battle, the battle that is a weekday morning with children.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The Value Of A Dollar OR SPOILED BRATS
Most working class parents dream of winning the jackpot, but what if you did? Would you be caught up in the life you have always dreamed of, and forget the path you were once on?
My kids do not seem to understand the value of a dollar just yet, they are still young and have been blessed with a very decent lifestyle. They are not aware of the balancing act my wife and I go through to provide for them, and they should not be, but they should still understand the value of a dollar. Right now they think the bank card is a never ending source of money, they say "Dad can I have this or that", not understanding price or priority. When I try to explain this they say " Just use your card" lol. You have to love the innocence children have, I have faith, I know they will learn. Even if I were to hit that ever so elusive lottery, I refuse to raise the next generation of spoiled rich brats. I will always provide the opportunity to attend the best school, a roof over their heads, food to eat, clothes on their backs, and my guidance. But, you can only learn the value of things when you have worked to attain it.
This is just my truth, what is yours?
IS EVERYBODY A CREEP?
I think at times that I am over protective of my children, I am just really aware that times are not what they used to be. I can remember being a kid and being able to be outside on my street playing with friends, without too much adult supervision, I cannot even imagine allowing my kids to do the same. I don't remember having any great fear of strangers as a kid, but now as a father I think I have lost my mind. lol. For example, we would be out as a family, and at times people see my kids and feel the need to say hello and "Oh they are so cute", which I appreciate, as opposed to "Oh My Gosh" what are those things with you. lol I get weird with the random old man wanting to come up and carry long conversations, follow along in the mall or store etc..
With all the stories we all hear and read about, everyone is a potential creep, I don't think that of everyone but some people just fit the part.
(I'm not saying this guy did anything)
If they tell you that the old guy at the mall is harmless, who knows? Somebody could have lied.
With all the stories we all hear and read about, everyone is a potential creep, I don't think that of everyone but some people just fit the part.
If they tell you that the old guy at the mall is harmless, who knows? Somebody could have lied.
Monday, January 10, 2011
The PVR IS FOR THE 2 YEAR OLD
In households that do not have children, men and women use their PVR's to record their favorite shows, sports, adult content ect. At my house the PVR has been taken over by the 2 year old, I blame my wife. It started out as a good idea to get some quiet time, rather than the usual rampage of the terrible two's. However this child is like a master of parental torture, who is now using my beloved PVR against me. This week, she is using Dora, over and over again. Anyone else have a 2 year old that wants to stay up until 4am watching Dora.
Who said the PVR will make you happy? Somebody Lied.
Who said the PVR will make you happy? Somebody Lied.
P.S. I would have put a target on Dora, but i'm not Sarah Palin. lol
The Life Changing Beginning
Well, let me start out by thanking whoever is reading this. My point of view may not be the same as most, but it is what makes me who I am. Some of you might be asking yourselves, who is this guy and why is he writing this blog? The answer is simple, I got tired of the parental point of view being from a woman's point of view, now I am very aware that in most cases women are on the front lines of parenting.However there are single fathers out there in the world, and even if they are not single, father's in general have roles to play some more than others.
We all hear about dead beat fathers, that result in so many women raising children on their own. We hear the horror stories of women going to court for child support, and the men being angry about it. What we do not hear about are the fathers that do the opposite, the ones that are there to raise their children even if they are no longer with the woman. Well, I am that father that did not run from responsibility.
In order for future posts to make sense, and to help you understand my sense of humor, I should explain the story. My life changed about 8 years ago, I was living what most men would consider to be the life. Dating regularly at times more than one woman, no real responsibilities other than myself, the life of a bachelor I guess. Somewhere on this path, I found out I was going to be a father. I decided to do what I thought was the right thing, I got married. To say the least that was the biggest mistake of my life, my child was not the mistake, but getting married sure was. My wife at the time, had her own views once divorce was on the table, I will save those for a future post called "Crazy Things The Ex Said".
It was over, I made that decision for the sake of my child and myself. A home where there are none stop arguments, is no place for a newborn. At this point I will make a long story short, I took "THE EX" to court for custody, that was a process on it's own. Any good family lawyer will tell men the system is sexist, and as true as that may be, my child lives with me and "THE EX" has scheduled visitation. As parent's, your children should come before everything, and anyone, "THE EX" and I did not see eye to eye there.
While going through this process, I met the love of my life ( who is SOOO gonna be in more of the mood tonight after reading this.). I digress, she was and still is lovely, at the time she had a 2 year old child of her own. Years later we have a child together, so here I am 3 kids, 2dogs, a wife, and "THE EX".
We all hear about dead beat fathers, that result in so many women raising children on their own. We hear the horror stories of women going to court for child support, and the men being angry about it. What we do not hear about are the fathers that do the opposite, the ones that are there to raise their children even if they are no longer with the woman. Well, I am that father that did not run from responsibility.
In order for future posts to make sense, and to help you understand my sense of humor, I should explain the story. My life changed about 8 years ago, I was living what most men would consider to be the life. Dating regularly at times more than one woman, no real responsibilities other than myself, the life of a bachelor I guess. Somewhere on this path, I found out I was going to be a father. I decided to do what I thought was the right thing, I got married. To say the least that was the biggest mistake of my life, my child was not the mistake, but getting married sure was. My wife at the time, had her own views once divorce was on the table, I will save those for a future post called "Crazy Things The Ex Said".
It was over, I made that decision for the sake of my child and myself. A home where there are none stop arguments, is no place for a newborn. At this point I will make a long story short, I took "THE EX" to court for custody, that was a process on it's own. Any good family lawyer will tell men the system is sexist, and as true as that may be, my child lives with me and "THE EX" has scheduled visitation. As parent's, your children should come before everything, and anyone, "THE EX" and I did not see eye to eye there.
While going through this process, I met the love of my life ( who is SOOO gonna be in more of the mood tonight after reading this.). I digress, she was and still is lovely, at the time she had a 2 year old child of her own. Years later we have a child together, so here I am 3 kids, 2dogs, a wife, and "THE EX".
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