Parent :: That's a paddlin'..

Never easy, not at all like it used to be, but rewarding none the less.

Life
Written by rax262
Friday, 28 August 2009 00:00
I recently inherited my Grandfather’s circa 1954 Royal HH typewriter when he passed away. After I had cleaned it up and reinstalled the bi-colored ribbon, a feat unto its self, I banged out one last message. Now, I’ll probably never use the typewriter as a composition machine, but as a piece of vintage office equipment it represents a bygone era. A time when writers contemplated what they wrote, carefully measuring each stroke of the key, each sentence poised and direct. I enjoy writing, though it is not my official trade, and the typewriter serves as a reminder to make each word count, each line convey a meaning.

Life
Written by rax262
Tuesday, 05 May 2009 21:19
This past week I once again experienced the "single parent" life by taking care of my 11 month old son while my wife was away with our daughter. Some people would be daunted by the task of baby wrangling but this was not my first time. Furthermore I personally believe that my son, our second is much more forgiving and easygoing than his sister. The key point I gather during prior experiences is that babies like schedules. They like to eat, sleep, and poop at the same time every day. If you avoid this schedule or meander away from it then you may enter uncharted territory. It may surprise some first time parents but babies are easy, especially compared to a 3 year old. I have no idea how my wife kept sane during the 9.5 hour flight back from Europe. Needless to say the child was bouncing off the walls this morning after a 14 hour recovery sleep. At any rate we both were able to spend some quality time with the kids and I think we were able to bond more with them one on one. While it's great to take the big family trips together sometimes it's equally as rewarding to spend some time with one kid away from the distraction of the others. As life becomes increasingly busy I'm sure that this will become harder to achieve, but the experience is none the less rewarding.