Under the Weather

I've been battling my own personal sever cold, upset stomach, a vomiting kindergartner, a sullen fourth grader, and my wife's depression.

I just don't feel so good lately.

I've been keeping up with other blogs a lot and writing more stuff on my other one rather than here, lately. I took a partial sick day. And even with that, I still feels like shit.

This half of my life has sort of run out of steam lately.

Man, I can't wait for the weekend.

Hell, I can't wait to finally come out from up under the weather!

Whatever the hell that means.

On Being Dad

Today is probably the nicest Father's Day I've experienced. It was simple, but everyone made it a point to tell me why they think I'm a good father.

It's not that I'm perfect. It's that I try and stay committed. I get the important things taken care of, even though I could do better with a lot of things.

My family really came across looking like a wonderful gift today.

Some days . . . well, I just hang in there.

But, today (and yesterday) made all that hanging in there so worth it.

I want to do better now. I want to try and become the best Dad that I can be. They deserve at least that much.

Vital Records

Why can't you find your child's birth certificate when you need it?

It's like that sock that vanishes forever after you do laundry.

Just fuckin' gone. No trace.

Why do I even need to show someone my child's birth certificate? Just look at him! Look at her!!

They have been born, see? And my son looks just like me. My daughter looks just like her momma.

You can just look and tell that they're our kids!

So, why else do you need my child's birth certificate?