My husband is an amazing man. I have proof. For almost 15 years (holy crap, that is a freaking long time) he has not only tolerated me but loved me unconditionally in a way that I never imagined possible. Even more incredible is the fact that he had known me for 4 or 5 years before that and still married me.
He’s that guy everybody loves. He’s not afraid to express feelings and oozes passion when he talks about the things he loves, chicks did that. He’s that guy you want to make babies with. You choose him because he is going to be the Dad everyone wishes they had.
We have three little people. All of them will tell you that Dad is the fun one. I may be the not so fun one, but I am also the only reason they have all learned the virtue face washing.
Parenting is a journey that will take you from the highest peaks of bliss to the heart wrenching pits of hell. You never know if the decisions you make, or the things you say will some day end up as a case study in the form of a 2015 Psychiatric Analysis of Top 10 Ways to Jack Up Your Kid.
The other night I was sitting on the bottom bunk with my 10 year old. We were lying with our feet up, looking at the underside of the top bunk. This is our “having a deep conversation” position.
We were talking about learning from our mistakes. We categorized the types of mistakes people make and I must have said something to the effect of, “There are some mistakes that have dangerous or life changing consequences.”
Suddenly, my child sat up and looked at me with great conviction and a fire in his eye, and said, “Dad says the two biggest mistakes are 1. doing drugs and 2. getting a girl pregnant. Those are two mistakes you really don’t want to have to learn from, right mom?”
Well then!
I suppose our job is done here…..
Right on! So awesome that you can count on your hubby to be having those conversations too. That is true symbiotic parenting! And yes, he is a catch!
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However, she has’t seen the 5 year old girl with un-combed hair and dirty face running into the school bathroom to fix Daddy’s “OMG, we didn’t wash your face after breakfast” panics.
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If only it were that simple…
Well, now that I think about it, it really might be just that simple.
I also might have to add 3. killing someone.
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Haha! Clap those hands together– your work here is done!
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ROFL at Amy… I love you B Hole! Yes… Killing someone might be a mistake you don’t want to have to learn from. Also… playing with bees. I had to teach mine that recently.
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