This is what was waiting for me when I came home after a couple weeks on the road. Thought I would leave you a few thoughts from my bumbling attempts at fatherhood. Happy Hump Day LL! Random Thoughts From A New Dad I am the custodian of a farting, burping, all-consuming shit show. I am Stewie's dad. I am not a parent. To be a parent, one must make difficult and often unpopular decisions. I wipe, feed, burp, rinse and repeat. But I have theories on parenting, all equidistantly aligned in a winding path waiting for the nudge that sends them scattering like so many dominoes. Until that moment, here is what I hold true. Live Your Life There is no question that having a kid is game changing. But it doesn't mean you have to stop playing. I believe it just means you get a bigger team. So make some adjustments but don't give up on the things that keep you centered. Unless, of course, the things that keep you centered include making it rain, bringing the pain, or finding a vein, then yeah..maybe a few degrees of separation are in order. Bottom line: Live your life with your kid, not for or through them. Thoughts On Safety I believe the modern concept of safety is massively distorted, and that we make so many sacrifices in the name of safety that it numbs our lives, leaving us to color between the lines with blunt, organic crayons. No doubt, one of the most important jobs we dads have is to keep our family safe. I take that as seriously as any dad, but where I might differ is in the perception of the threat. I use hand sanitizer because my wife requires it - but I do so with no illusion of maintaining a healthier home. For me, the things that we need to protect our kids from are often the things that nature, and years of human evolution haven't prepared us for, like laundry detergent packaged in cute little bite sized candy colors, electrical outlets that look like little smiles or skate boards... man I hate skate boards. Life wants to exist, and left to its own devices, as our existence can attest, it does a pretty good job. Bottom Line: There will always be tragic stories.. but if we try to protect from everything, we're left with nothing. Human Nature My sweet gorgeous baby boy is perfect in every way. And when he's testing his boundaries like every kid, he'll still be perfect. When he pulls his sisters tooth to win a bet, he'll still be perfect. When he thinks his dad is an idiot, he'll still be perfect. I often see parents super stressed out about things that just seem to me to be a natural part of the maturing process. You give your kids the tools they need to make good decisions, give them room to fail and a safe place to return when they do. I'll teach him about truth and consequences. I'll teach him how to make good decisions and stand accountable for the bad. I'll teach him what I believe, that hard work, critical thinking, kindness and compassion are all the tools we need to be successful in every walk of life. But I won't teach him how to become a perfect kid - he doesn't need to be; he already is.

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