No not due to the 240 000 match losing streak from the Welsh rugby team....
Spent the day with my two year old, mum was at work today. Went dog walking and duck feeding this am and to soft play in afternoon. Had a great time. My son is now the age I was when my father died. I never really realised how close a two year old could be to a dad as I cant remember mine. Makes me on one hand feel very lucky and on the other like I have missed out on something, which is odd as it never bothered me having no dad before. What you dont remember you dont miss, or so i thought.
Sorry not much point to this thread other than to remind everyone to make the most of what you've got.
Life is a strange one sometimes. Earlier today I was feeling pretty stressed and fed up. Then, I got some very bad news and somehow I feel better for it. The difference - perspective. Suddenly the stressful thing is not important any more.
I look at my 11 month old daughter, think about the fact that I was given twelve months to live in 2009, and realise that my decision not to leave this mortal coil was probably for the best.
It does help to sharpen the mind though...
Good thread, this calls for a bit more Billie Holliday.
And so when do I tell him, if at all, that his grandad isnt really his grandad?
I have no idea mate.
Similiiar situation here, I just try and focus on being the best dad that I never had, I lost mine at five, I felt better about things once my son was six, I had an irrational fear life was going to repeat itself.
...that his grandad isnt really his grandad?
That's as much what you do as who you are related to.
Same with stand-in dads; if you are there when it matters as someone to look up to that's what a kid needs.
Not a sperm donor.
I went through a bit of a mini-crisis when my son reached the age of eight because I couldn't believe I was that small and young when my parents packed me off to boarding school.
my old man died in tragic circumstances when I was six, and my stepdad is a good man but struggled as an overworked father..
Sometimes I'm not entirely sure at all of how to be a dad to my 2 boys (oldest is 3, youngest 9 months), I dunno what I'll tell them about the past just yet..
I went through a similar thing when my first was younger.. but my dad was a mysterious character, so I went through a process of discovering more about him, and tracing lost friends and family, and finding out about my ancestors..
It was quite therapeutic..
Double post woops
Rewski that fear is not suprising i feel the same.