Saturday, March 24, 2007
Kenna gets her new belt!
Kenna got her orange belt with white stripe this week. Pretty cool. Today we went to a karate presentation/demonstration. I took a lot of pictures, and i'll post some a bit later. Kenna has taken over my computer, to play WoW for now. ;) I figure she deserves it, as she has worked hard, both at school, and at home.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
a father's curse
I have two daughters. MM is my oldest at 8. She is wonderful, and she is very similar in personality to me. She, of course, adores me, which is gratifying to my ego. Being 8, and in 2nd grade, she has started becoming interested in her body. Which brings me to my point for this entry.
Last night, I'm playing Warcraft, and the girls are wrestling on the bed. They will stop from time to time, and watch me play, or talk to me. MM, stopped for a moment to watch me, as she is fascinated with the game. She then says, "Dad, I think I'm getting boobies."
At this point, I find it hard to pay attention to the game, and I stop, turn, and look at her. For the Dad's out there with little girls, either you can relate or you will soon relate to that part of your heart that knows your girl will grow up someday and have to deal with men/boys that will be just like you were. I'm sure with that statement, at least 15mins was completely removed from my life.
I respond to this with, "I don't think so, you aren't old enough yet." She immediately says, "I can feel them getting bigger!"
I immediately lose another 15.4 minutes of my life.
Because I'm sure she is sensing the fear in me, she hits me for a good 45 minutes of my life with, "Do you want to see them?".
Stunned at the words she just issued at me, I stutter out a "No, I don't need to see." But more importantly, is she going to offer this experience to all male suitors? Being Dad, I need a shotgun, so I can start cleaning it, or at least learning how to clean it, so I can start scaring these boyfriends now.
I put the girls to bed, and walked into MM's room. I nicely let her know, that whether or not she has boobies, she doesn't need to show them to me. She takes that fine, saying "Ok, daddy", and i'm sure, starts plotting her next move to remove a few more minutes from my life.
Last night, I'm playing Warcraft, and the girls are wrestling on the bed. They will stop from time to time, and watch me play, or talk to me. MM, stopped for a moment to watch me, as she is fascinated with the game. She then says, "Dad, I think I'm getting boobies."
At this point, I find it hard to pay attention to the game, and I stop, turn, and look at her. For the Dad's out there with little girls, either you can relate or you will soon relate to that part of your heart that knows your girl will grow up someday and have to deal with men/boys that will be just like you were. I'm sure with that statement, at least 15mins was completely removed from my life.
I respond to this with, "I don't think so, you aren't old enough yet." She immediately says, "I can feel them getting bigger!"
I immediately lose another 15.4 minutes of my life.
Because I'm sure she is sensing the fear in me, she hits me for a good 45 minutes of my life with, "Do you want to see them?".
Stunned at the words she just issued at me, I stutter out a "No, I don't need to see." But more importantly, is she going to offer this experience to all male suitors? Being Dad, I need a shotgun, so I can start cleaning it, or at least learning how to clean it, so I can start scaring these boyfriends now.
I put the girls to bed, and walked into MM's room. I nicely let her know, that whether or not she has boobies, she doesn't need to show them to me. She takes that fine, saying "Ok, daddy", and i'm sure, starts plotting her next move to remove a few more minutes from my life.
a beginning
The experiences of life affect all of us. Some will lift us up into the sky, while others will dash us upon rocks. Regardless of what occurs, each of us will decide how to respond to these experiences.
I am writing here to allow myself to express to you, the experiences in my life. It will be a place for me to talk about events, and how they affect me. My children will be discussed, as well as my wife. I may mention my job, and perhaps even my friends.
This place will be a place for me to write whatever I want, about whatever I want. As readers, please comment. I'm interested in what you have to say.
I am writing here to allow myself to express to you, the experiences in my life. It will be a place for me to talk about events, and how they affect me. My children will be discussed, as well as my wife. I may mention my job, and perhaps even my friends.
This place will be a place for me to write whatever I want, about whatever I want. As readers, please comment. I'm interested in what you have to say.
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