The look on his face. It was priceless. He’d just discovered one of those things that all toddlers figure out through messing around with a toy, shoe, empty box, etc. The new things seem to astound young minds almost hourly. The best part…I’m a new dad and I’m present for a lot of them.
By present, I don’t mean at home. With my work schedule the past few years, I’m actually not home much during play time hours. What I do mean, however, is that the moments that I am home, I’m not preoccupied with external things as much as I would have been had I been 26 and not 46. Here are just a few of the things that would have kept the “old me” from keeping up with this new, old me as a new dad.
Disclaimer: this means no disrespect to anyone who’s in their 20s with kids. Most people begin at that age. If anything, it’s something about the way I was specifically. If you find some similarities from who I’m about to describe, then truth be told, this may just be your future self talking to you through me. If so, take heed.