Okay, this past weekend my son completed his first eight years. While nothing has changed with him over night, I do realize he’s no where close to the lil baby that was born 2,920 days ago, on Wednesday, August 14th, 2002.
The only real reason I remember the actual day of the week is that I had purposely taken that day off. Work was getting to me, so I requested HUMP day as a personal day, to shorten my week. The plan was to relax at home and do nothing, but watch TV and be online. Can you believe I had dial-up internet service and HD meant Hard drive, which had nothing to do with TV. Hey, I even had a flip phone, matter of fact it was a nextel, with no camera, and texting cost an arm and a leg then so they were rationalized. So in the past TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY days many things have changed.
My little man is on his way to third grade, and it amazes, me and THE WIFE, with how self sufficient he is, better said can be at times. Nothing neater than walking by the kitchen to see him getting himself some ice cream on his own accord. His typical response is “I’m just getting a snack to eat while I watch a movie”. He’s funny when he ask to play the video games, and we ask him how much time he has left. He stands there calculating, how much time, and how many days left in the week he has left. To finally decide that, he really doesn’t want to play. Yes, my son has a specific amount of video game time each week! So if he uses all it all in one day he can not play til the following week!
I wonder where the time is going, cause to me it seems like it was just yesterday when we brought home this little ity, bity little thing. He wore Newborn diapers, that fit like they were two sizes to big for him. At times I find myself staring at him, only to realize he’s my son, and the choices I make will impact him in so many ways. Then I question if I’ve made the right choices by him! I’ll never know 100%, if every choice I’ve made in these past 2,920 days were right, but I do know that they were made with him in mind, and so will the next 2,920 days when he celebrates 16, and the every day after that as well!
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I really enjoyed reading this post. Life just seems to pass us by and people grow and change so much it’s absolutely amazing. You really are a great father, and I
keep up the good work. Wish him a happy belated birthday from me!
can say that because i’ve met your son and he is
genuinely a good kid.
Hey what’s up? Thanks for the comment, was about to email the link!
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