Thursday, August 03, 2006

Permanent Vacation

Today, I got to go play with my family at a local park. There is this Splash Pad located in this particular park. A Splash Pad is basically a place to play in the water, without having to get in a pool. It's actually quite fun.

That's not my point. I got to watch my son play today. He actually played this time! It was so much fun getting to watch him run over and over again through these water mist rings. They were about the only thing he felt comfortable playing in for any length of time.

Anyway, made me wish I didn't have to work. That I could just spend time with my family more. Unfortunately, that can't happen. Grrr. Oh well. That's life.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

On Growing Up

So I am thirty-one as of yesterday. The first question my wife asked was: Do you feel older?
Not really, you know? Although she did find a couple of white hairs on my chest. And how does that make me feel? Truth be told, I don't know.

See, here's the thing. I complain a lot about getting older, but I still don't really feel like a grown-up. I should. I know that I should. And sometimes I guess I do. Depends, I suppose, who I am talking to. I do have a tendency to refer to people more than a couple of years younger to me as "kids." But I still don't feel like an adult. Why?

I bet if I were to get over that, to start feeling grown-up, I might actually start to act like one once in awhile. Sure would help me be a more effective leader in my home. I just don't know if I'm ready to cross that threshold all the way. I guess I figure once both feet on on the ADULT side of the door, there's no going back. Just call me Peter Pan, I guess.