Oddities, Profundities, Profanities and Dad Stuff
Hey Folks, Welcome to Friday! I hope you are all well. Just over a month ago I was writing about Independence Day and the founding of our Country. I still think that it is very important that your kids know about this country and why it is we can do all of the ownderful things that we do here.
I found this video, it is a pro-produced reading of the Declaration of Independence. Just listen, and see if it moves you like it does me.
Have a fantastic weekend
-Justin
My wife is currently pregnant with child #4. No, we don’t know what it is and will not until it is born. I thought that I would put out a list of ways for a guy to still be sane when the baby is born.
1. It is your fault, it will be your fault here and there for 9 months. And a few after the baby comes. The only thing to do is accept that fact and realize that it is mostly hormones talking. And then follow #2.
2. Mutter under your breath. Sure this is usually reserved for old men who are jaded with the world,but if you don’t enjoy sleeping in the bathtub or on the couch, keep your opinions to yourself and mutter to yourself. And don’t worry, most people will think you are either crazy or realize you have a pregnant wife.
3. Blog. Don’t make the mistake of making it a public blog that she will find though. That one should be all roses and puppy dogs. The secret hidden blog is full of rants and things that you would find yourself on the wrong end of a divorce and possible a libel suit if anyone found it. DON’T LINK THESE TYPE OF BLOGS!!!
4. Give in. Yes it is my fault, whatever you want dear, no you choose what to eat (she will throw it up anyway so she may as well choose), sure that sounds good, lets remodel the basement. Of course I have too much stuff. Let me get rid of some of that. Ok maybe not that extreme but it is only 9 months, let her feel like she is winning. You will be happier for it and wont end up on the couch again.
5. Whatever you do do not give into your Man ingrained logic. My wife was confused on our second child (6 years ago). Her birthday came around and she was saying how old she was and I piped up with no you are (1 year older)! I STILL have not heard the end of “You aged me two years in one year!” Apparently it was a big deal. I keep defending myself though. I say “I just have to be accurate”. Doesn’t seem to help. ALL of her friends, coworkers, acquaintances, homeless guys on the street etc know about it. Just shut up until she isn’t pregnant anymore.
6. Just help out around the house. This is easy for me since I am a stay at home dad. I do most of the housework anyway. But for those whose lady stays home, shut your mouth, put your ego in the closet and do the dishes. Or vacuum. Or make dinner. Or bathe the other kids. You should be doing this anyway if you want to call yourself a DAD.
7. It’s only 9 months, you will survive. There is plenty of porn on the internet if you can’t handle it.
8. It gets hard for her to get up and do things all of the time, especially in the last trimester. Unless you are pregnant or broken, get things for her. Take care of the kids. She shouldn’t have to get up unless she wants to. You are capable of more than sitting on the couch.
9. Think of it as a fun adventure to run to the store all hours of the night for pills, creams, french fries etc. Modern society has evolved and now offers 24 hour stores and drive thru’s. Just go do it. And swallow your pride if she needs something personal. If you can’t buy tampons without being embarrased be prepared for a whole new level when Preparation H is going across the scanner. GET OVER IT. You were adult enough to make the baby, be adult enough to take care of all of the things that go along with it.
10. Take care of HER. That kid she is carrying is yours. You made that kid together. She needs you right now, you cant make the kid yourself. Back rubs, heating pads, even just cuddles can make her feel like you still care. Later on when she feels huge and complains of being ugly, tell her just how beautiful she is to you. Tell her how much she means to you. Hold her like you did when you were first married. She is every bit as wonderful now as she was then, but more amazing becasue she is making a baby.
My wife is pregnant again for the fourth time. She is more beautiful now than ever before. She is more wonderful than ever before. I will do anything for her, and not just while she is pregnant. Number 10 is the most important to me.
If you would like to comment lets discuss!
Thanks for reading
Justin
Hello all. It seems like forever since I had a Friday post up. That is terrible. I really have to figure out how to structure Friday posts and get them written ahead of time. That pre-writing challenge was great for that, I need to get back to it.
Anyhow, Today I want to talk a bit about my favorite holiday, Halloween! I just love the fall festival of all things macabre and horrific. It is my chance to watch all of the horror movies that I want to without anyone wondering if I have a screw loose. My wife thinks I am just getting pointers but I really am not.
Because I didn’t get this post pout earlier, I am sitting here writing while keeping an eye on my 4 year old in the bath. Our whole family just finished carving our Jack O’Lanterns for this year. We have to keep the evil spirits away!
I don’t know if you all carve pumpkins or not but it is a very fun family activity. Everyone, except the 4 month old got to participate. We have started going to a local farmer to get our pumpkins so each of the kids gets to pick out their own and then we go home and carve the things. I think the bulk of the fun for them is choosing and then cleaning the pumpkin.
I will get some pictures and post them in a while, probably monday with some others of the carnage that is left over from Halloween. I hope you all are planning on doing something fun with your families this Halloween weekend. There is plenty of time to go rent an old horror flick (we have Poltergeist ready in the DVD player with Transylvania 6-5000 right behind) and pop some corn!
Then there is Trick Or Treating tomorrow or Sunday depending where you are (here it is going to be saturday). Get out and enjoy some good fun and scares with your family!
-Justin
PS if you don’t have kids and like gory horror movies, I went to Saw 3D last night and it was way cool. The new 3D is incredible.
I started my blog earlier this year as a way to kick start my writing career. That has evolved a bit, but the main purpose is still writing. Because of my writing, my daughter has shown some interest.
She was bored on a Sunday because we wont let them watch TV and asked me what to do. I told her to write a story. She played shy and was pretending that she couldn’t think of what to write about so I went back to some of my old lessons from elementary school about creative writing.
From that she has started a story and has had some ideas about others that she wants to write. From these lessons, I have had to up my writing. I have had to start thinking more about story structure and how to put scenes together. I have always been a seat of the pants writer so this is getting into some different territory, even though I know what to do.
It continues to be a fun thing to do with her, get her to organize thoughts and ask questions of her character and her antagonist. It is fun to see her think and then have to change something because it is too much like what was on Disney Channel yesterday. We have had a plagarism talk as well.
I would suggest teaching someone how to craft a story if your writing is getting hard or a bit stale. Show someone how to do it and you will gain a lot of insight yourself. Besides it is a great way to interact with your kids that doesn’t involve the television, just their imagination.
I would love to hear your comments below!
-Justin
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