I love my kids, I just hate parenting
When it comes to your kids, is it wrong to be too honest?
I ask this only partially as someone who writes a blog about having a kid. Both “partially” because no one needs a blog to publicize what they’re feeling – especially today, with twitter feeds and facebook and spray paint – and “partially” because while I write about things that are really happening in my life, I certainly don’t write about them with a straight-face.
He had a kid, once. It was a few years ago, in Bryan Singer’s inert flick, and everyone involved has surely forgotten it by now. Or at least tried to.
But I found myself thinking about it over the weekend, thanks to some news about the upcoming Superman flick, and a need to shoehorn my take on that news – and other Superman-related thoughts – into a blog about that’s primarily about being a father…
Yeah, I filled out a bracket or two. No, I didn’t catch much College Basketball this year. I HAVE A FUCKING BABY.
You think I have time for College Basketball? Hell no: I HAVE A FUCKING BABY.
Read more about March Madness and Babies: My Violent Torpedo of Truth …
When I was a little kid, my brother told me they were making a sequel to E.T. in which his evil twin wreaks havoc. This awesome trailer – complete with original cast members! – imagines something similar:
My life has changed immeasurably since I had my first (only?) child in September. I’ve spent a fair amount of time detailing how I’ve had to make sacrifices, how my free time has dwindled, where my money goes, etc. But I knew all that was coming.
What I didn’t expect was to have the way I view the world altered as much as it’s been. I just don’t see things the same way as a father as I did when I was childless. For better and worse.
Click below and together we can take a look at how my outlook on things has (or hasn’t) changed!