Tag: maturity

Sorry, Daddy’s Exhausted

“I’m not sleeping. I saw everything. That guy did the thing before to the other guy.”

From the moment I heard the concept, I knew it would reach far beyond dads-to-be and grab onto everyone withing arm’s length.

Some loved ones are gone because they’re in a better place now. Others are gone because I am.

Let’s talk about the grass and the price of chicken and whether I saw the game yesterday. Or not. I’m good either way.

I watch though the lens of my camera and the lens of my fatherhood and can’t believe what I am seeing.

In that hospital bed, the question of whether I would do anything for my kids was real.

The best I can do is come storming back down the hallway mumbling about, “Freakin’ socks and this house.”

It’s our favorite trip. Other people might not get it, but we do.

I don’t like that Justin Bieber.

We all rushed to get here. When we did, it was electric bills and frozen waffles.