I love my kids, I just hate parenting
Usually when I consider my kids’ futures, it’s in terms of what I want them to accomplish, and what I want them to become.
But sometimes it’s easier to rule certain things out, as I once did half-jokingly, and have done quite seriously as well.
Today I learned about a different way of thinking about it, which centers on making them part of the solution – problem solvers – rather than sitting something out entirely.
Earlier this year, when I wrote about the lack of Disney in children’s lives earlier this year, a few people chimed in to tell me I have a blind spot because I don’t have a daughter.
Which is exactly right.
But Disney is not just about girls – nor is it particularly absent – when you consider all the properties they own. Which you’ll be able to do at will this fall, since Disney is now on Netflix.
Someone must have told Rogaine® that I just turned 40.
Shortly after my birthday, they sent me some of their product that treats Hereditary Hair Loss – thinning at the crown of the head – in what has to be considered one of the sickest burns of all time.
I just wish they’d sent it twenty years ago, when I could have prepared myself.
There comes a time in every parent’s life when they realize they have to sacrifice their dreams to help their children achieve theirs. If you’re lucky, your dreams overlap.
I never imagined such luck was in store for me, and then I learned about an amazing new gig. It’s kind of my dream job.
Now all I have to do is force my son to dream it too.
When I found out I was going to be a dad, I had a lot of plans.
Not “this will never happen” stuff or “I’m going to do things the right way! stuff – I knew even before he was born that my pre-parent ideas were unlikely to stand up to reality. But I had a lot of ideas about what I wanted to teach my son, especially when it comes to pop culture stuff I planned to pass down.
Some of them are still pending – I still can’t wait to show my kids The Karate Kid and introduce them to “The Wire” when they’re older – but a few of them have taken hold with Detective Munch already, particularly Star Wars, superheroes, and The Beatles.
So while I appreciate Netflix’s cool new show, I’m happy to say I beat “Beat Bugs” to the punch!