You know, as a new father, I found the transition from married guy to responsible dad pretty challenging. I went from playing video games with my wife to having to wake up and change a diaper or provide food to another human.. The change is still ongoing and to be honest, I don't think I am always doing a great job of it.I wasn't confident in what I was going. But then, a question popped into my head, what kind of father do I want to be?
It might be too early to be worrying about that kind of stuff but it was something that hang over my head for a long time. When my daughter started to show interest in thing I was doing is when it dawned on me. My daughter will repeat or imitate everything I do and, for good or bad. She is going to like whatever I watch/do. I was watching an anime called Dragon Ball Z and after watching the movie, Battle of the Gods by the way, she started to yell and throw punches at the air in the same way the characters were doing. I told this to my wife, who just rolled her eyes. But when I told my friends, they thought it was the coolest thing ever and that I was molding her to be an Anime fan early.
Whenever I played video games, she wanted to play with me. Pretend of course, but she wanted the controller to interact with. Then, it came to me, my daughter will most likely grow up liking the same things as I do. She will know the difference between Star Trek and Star Wars. She will know that Japan is a mythical place of wonders that we must go one day, my 40th birthday is planned. Of course, my wife has some influence as well, but come on, my daughter is a daddy's girl.
I am raising a future nerd.
When I finally came to that relational, it made me feel really happy. It made life for me a lot easier to withstand. All of the troubles that come with a child become a lot more bearable. For the future my little girl, and the ones after her, I can withstand the many hurdles that come my way. In order to make my nerdy family, I can't lose myself to the current of negativity that is enveloping the world. I will be that nerdy pillar that my family will need and strive on. The question ,what kind of father do I want to be, gave me the strength I needed to and in the answer, it gives me hope and a drive to make my family what I want it to be.
I want my family to be a proud clan of nerds.
Whenever I played video games, she wanted to play with me. Pretend of course, but she wanted the controller to interact with. Then, it came to me, my daughter will most likely grow up liking the same things as I do. She will know the difference between Star Trek and Star Wars. She will know that Japan is a mythical place of wonders that we must go one day, my 40th birthday is planned. Of course, my wife has some influence as well, but come on, my daughter is a daddy's girl.
I am raising a future nerd.
When I finally came to that relational, it made me feel really happy. It made life for me a lot easier to withstand. All of the troubles that come with a child become a lot more bearable. For the future my little girl, and the ones after her, I can withstand the many hurdles that come my way. In order to make my nerdy family, I can't lose myself to the current of negativity that is enveloping the world. I will be that nerdy pillar that my family will need and strive on. The question ,what kind of father do I want to be, gave me the strength I needed to and in the answer, it gives me hope and a drive to make my family what I want it to be.
I want my family to be a proud clan of nerds.
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