Ok, Lex hugging that TARDIS is possibly my favourite (not mine) kid's photo ever :)
As for imagining Tom Baker saying that? Maybe not. But can you picture anything you said at around age 10 being relevant to you at age 30?
Of course, you may excuse that as fan boy reaching excuse if you wish.
Also, I have always enjoyed hearing your perspectives on fatherhood. It's something that I'm only rediscovering now. There's a whole sorry, sordid take there I may get into with you should our meatspace paths ever cross again, but take it from me, I got to experience the first few years of my boy's life and missed the next 7.
I'm experiencing fatherhood and step-fatherhood now. It's great, it's fantastic and is currently redefining my life. I'm enjoying the now and looking forward to my 15 year old son growing up here with me in Sydney. But nothing will ever replace those years I missed for reasons we will one day discuss.
Parents aren't two dimensional. Some of us learn this only after we become parents ourselves. Whatever you're feeling, however you are and whatever you're going through, you're still daddy to those kids and they will do anything to remind you of that even if they aren't aware of exactly why you may feel down.
But whatever you're feeling, I'm sure you already know that a look from your offspring like in the photos above can just sweep all those worries away. One day you'll even be able to sit and talk to them about why that was important.
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Date: 2011-03-17 02:10 pm (UTC)As for imagining Tom Baker saying that? Maybe not. But can you picture anything you said at around age 10 being relevant to you at age 30?
Of course, you may excuse that as fan boy reaching excuse if you wish.
Also, I have always enjoyed hearing your perspectives on fatherhood. It's something that I'm only rediscovering now. There's a whole sorry, sordid take there I may get into with you should our meatspace paths ever cross again, but take it from me, I got to experience the first few years of my boy's life and missed the next 7.
I'm experiencing fatherhood and step-fatherhood now. It's great, it's fantastic and is currently redefining my life. I'm enjoying the now and looking forward to my 15 year old son growing up here with me in Sydney. But nothing will ever replace those years I missed for reasons we will one day discuss.
Parents aren't two dimensional. Some of us learn this only after we become parents ourselves. Whatever you're feeling, however you are and whatever you're going through, you're still daddy to those kids and they will do anything to remind you of that even if they aren't aware of exactly why you may feel down.
But whatever you're feeling, I'm sure you already know that a look from your offspring like in the photos above can just sweep all those worries away. One day you'll even be able to sit and talk to them about why that was important.