Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The First Time...


The first time I saw you... the first time I held you... the first time I brought you close to me... was the the greatest moment of my life. It was a very surreal moment... very surreal for first 6 months really. It's an awkward moment. A difficult moment. A person goes from being virtually free from many responsibilities to having to be a very responsible person. A lot of my personal life, the extra luxuries, were given up... but I wouldn't change it for the world.

There are multiple opportunities that you will come across in your life. Some you will excel in... other's you will fail. That's a facet of life that you will have to embrace because there is no getting around it. However, you only have one chance with a child to do it right. There are no second chances and the last thing I would ever want is to fail at being a father. You break it you buy it... there are no returns. LOL

Of course, that wouldn't be an option. But I do want you to know that you have changed my life tremendously. I've accomplished so much since the both of you have been born... and I really owe a lot of it to you and your mother. My own mother has done a lot for me and she is my greatest mentor... but life got serious once I had my first child.

You may not understand this right now, when you're reading this, at this moment. But when you have your children of your own, I hope you'll be able to finally comprehend what I'm talking about. There is nothing in this world that I would rather have... than the two of you in my life. I enjoy your company, our laughs, our going out, play dates, soccer and basketball games, playing video games.... our talks... I just love you period and life would not be the same without you.  -Dad