Comments on: Falling through fatherhood

By: s'mee

s'mee — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:47:02 +0000

oh! p.s. Hey John, I’m hosting a SoCAL Blogger meet-n-eat, if you are interested, details at knotinthestring.blogspot.com

By: s'mee

s'mee — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:46:03 +0000

as a mom at the end of her ‘career’, let me just say that they actually do come back and say “thanks for being so hard on me” …really! All three boys have, and in writing! Still waiting for the girls, but hey, they haven’t gotten married yet, so maybe then.

Good luck and 37,000pts for being the DAD!

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:28:42 +0000

Very accurate observation on friend vs. daddy. I think that if you concentrate on being a father now, you’ll have a better chance of being a friend and a father later. And yeah, I feel like that more than I’d like. Not an excessive amount, but more than I would like. Too many missed opportunities and disappointed looks even for the small amount that they are.

By: Norby

Norby — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:59:17 +0000

I think you wrapped it up quite nicely there, John. Glad I’m not the only dad that wakes up looking forward to the end of the day already from time to time.

Reminds me of the XTC lyrics: “We could have been the best of friends, and not merely related.”

-/\/

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:19:47 +0000

I’m laughing through tears here! Great post! You have it right, John. Keep up the good work. You are making good people out of your children, people who will want to be not only your friend forever, but also the example they go by when they are parents–something that will happen way too soon on your way to the ground! :)