My house is finally starting to look like a house... with a yard, and now plants! Today I had lunch with several friends and everyone was asking about my house and if I had moved in yet. I was shocked to learn that Nisha has had several on-going issues with her new townhome that are still unresolved, some 6 months after she moved in. That makes me feel good. lol
As we sat around and went over years past, I learned Nisha and Shama's cousin is getting married to a fella in India later this year. Their parents hooked them up. They met one day, and later that week, they were engaged! Talk about fast movers! Seems like Jeremy mentioned something about his friends getting engaged in a week's time too. That just seems a little quick to me.
I spent 5 days in training last week on how to work in a team. The goal of the week long exercise was to demonstrate how teams work better than individuals in the problem solving process. However, the question I had was, "How come when it comes time for us to take our tests, we do them individually, since this entire effort is to promote teaming?"
That was actually one of several questions I had during the week.
Another question arose from an observation. There was an older gentleman named Cleutus in the team next to me. He was not what most women would probably call easy on the eyes by any means but that is not the point.
I noticed he didn't seem to be wearing a wedding ring. He may or may not have been married. I know that there are a ton of guys out there who don't wear wedding rings for whatever reason. That's not the point.
The point is, I got to thinking. Do I want to be 60 and single? The answer is No.
I am 32 years old. Scarily, 60 doesn't seem to far away. Jawana and I joke about not having kids until I'm 40-something. But, is it a joke? Or, is it reality? What if we don't have a boy on the first attempt? How many kids should we have? Am I ready for more kids? Is this what it is to be a grown up? Will I really be 50-something when my kids get out of high school? I can't keep up now.
Everyone is telling me that, being a parent really isn't -that- hard. I just am not sure I totally believe them.
2 comments:
Xinh, I suspect it's important for Kyle to have a son, and I also suspect that possibly he and his future life partner only want one child, or no more than two. Look out for twins on the second try. I've seen it happen more than once ;).
Being a parent is not hard, it's just a life changing experience. Some parents want to continue doing everything they did before they had kids, and that can work to some degree. But if those activities involve going out with the boys every night drinking and not coming home until 2am, you're not being a good role model and you're also missing out on Quality Time with your kids in the evening.
Being a parent means you can no longer think about #1, in fact you're no longer #1. The little ones are now #s 1, 2, 3, etc ;)
Xinh, Capn John said it.
We already have a girl, and it wasn't until the past couple days that I realized I really want a son. My good friends Shane and Tag both have 2 boys each... I see the fun they have with their sons and I want to experience that too. Not that there is anything wrong with a girl, but girls are differnt. You know.
So anyways, I believe I can definately handle 2 kids... 3... probably.... 4, now that's a little out there for us. Although, I think maybe she would like 4. lol
Your comments about being life changing: I totally agree. Being a good role model for the kids is of utmost importance!
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