You got this

As a dad I’m hearing this phrase time and time again “ you got this”

Sometimes I believe it Sometimes I don’t, because life is a dad has a funny way of throwing a curveball after curveball after curveball with the occasional chin music. (did you enjoy the baseball pun?)

I can honestly tell you that the curveball is coming up that’s gonna really knock me on my rear end. Is my son entering teenage years. ( bum bum bum)

I know that there are parents who have went through that and won’t tell me I have nothing to worry about , and you’re right I don’t it’s gonna be OK, it doesn’t mean though that’s not gonna be uncomfortable conversations or just uncomfortable moments. I think that’s part of the parenting manual that I think you get at the hospital at the helpdesk maybe I’m wrong,? Or at least lobby for that next time. I’m gonna lobby for that next time.

Painting should come with a manual shouldn’t it? I mean, would most parents love how to guide to be a good parent ? I know I have made more than my fair share mistakes as a parent and my child’s first 12 years of life.

I’ll share this one and I felt absolutely horrible. I still to this day. My son actually has not let me live it down totally And I can see why lol.

Let me set the stage … he’s about probably three years old. I’m with him at target getting groceries. We are just having the time of our life bouncing Dad’s dancing around like a buffoon like he normally does and still does this to this day. I’m just tossing groceries and one after another loop and the car loop and the car I’m like the Stephen Curry shooting groceries into a basket. I grab a can of Campbell soup because I like soup I’m a big soup fan who doesn’t like soup? (if you say you don’t, I’m having you arrested).

I get ready to underhand toss the Campbell soup into the cart and as I’m getting ready to toss it it slips right off the side of my hand And the next thing that happened not only caused terror with me but my son… the can clink off the side of his head and into the cart, I take a step back and I go “oh no” . my son is in other shock sitting in the cart. His little ginger head has a little welt on the side of it because I can ricocheted off of it next to his stupid dad. I was probably the loudest. I’ve heard him scream. He let out such a shrink of pain and I picked him up and I sold him as best as I could but I will tell you this I felt like such a horrible dad in that moment I really did.

So guys let me tell you this and closing and there are many other mishaps I’ve had as a dad along the way so I may get into some I may not , the fact of the matter is you will make mistakes as a parent and that’s OK I mean as long as you don’t send them to therapy or send them somehow make them end up in traction then I think you’re doing OK, they have perfect parents. We’re all humans. We are all flawed. I want to tell each and everyone of you. Dad and mom you got this you’re going to do great. Your kids are going to be great and I’m proud of you for taking on this incredible journey.

Thanks for reading today