SpawnPoint

There is nothing more rewarding in life then being a father.. or if their is something, I have not found it and to be honest I don't think I am interested in finding it. 

Their is no feeling of closeness with God that can beat the feeling that can take over you as you look down on your children sleeping. 

Owning a company or reveling in the passion of your job is wonderful and can fulfill many lives... but only if those lives have not known the love of a 5 year old boy who's greatest obsession in life is to be a Pirate. 

Being a braniac know-it-all and knowing everyone around you knows just how smart you are is very gratifying.. but again, any man would trade this all in for a moments time with his children. 

Every once in a while, when looking at your children, you get a glimpse of the anguish that must tear at a parents heart when their children do something vile and evil.  As well, you get a glimpse as to how the parents may not be able to let go of their love for their children in the face of that evil.  I can see spending the rest of your life consoling the victims of your child and committing your life to helping your child see the wrongs he or she committed until they can come to terms with it.

When people tell of willingness to die for their children, do not doubt it.  I could knowingly walk in front of a train in trade for the life of any of my children.  Even if my trade meant just 10 more minutes of life for them, this is within my power.  Killing for, dying for, stealing for, anything for - whether this is God's divine spirit breathed into parents or this is simply mother nature having done a damn-good-job, its there.  It cannot be forgotten.

I love my little pirates.

Nikki @ 2007-09-07 06:31:19
Very nice Shane! I love when I come home from work and my littlest one runs up to me to give me a hug saying, "Mama, you're home!!" She doesn't talk very clearly yet, but can say that with no problem at all. It always makes me smile no matter how tough my day has been.

Raven @ 2007-09-07 07:01:40
LOL,

Wait till they get older. Mine are 15 and 13 and are at the "terrible teens" time where the whole world is against them, boys have become "interesting", why CAN'T i buy them alchopops and why won't i give them money to buy designer trainers.

They HATE you for saying no.....until they need you to fix a problem on their pc or suchlike then they're like angels.

They EXPECT you to act like their taxi and run them here / pick them up there.

And you take it all in your stride. Why? Because you love them.

Nikki @ 2007-09-07 07:18:27
My son is almost 13. Fortunately, he has not hit the "terrible teens" period yet. We have a pretty good relationship and do a lot together. I'm an Assistant Scoutmaster in his Boy Scout troop and he likes that, at least for now. He's 8 years older than one of his sisters and almost 10 years older than the other sister, so scouts is something that he and I do just the 2 of us.

Atrus @ 2007-09-07 08:20:55
I'm a Father of two. My Son is 17 going on 30 jROTC Air Force, and my Daughter is 22, and a three year double major graduate of GMU. Right out of college she was offered a teaching position in Newport News VA, but said she didn't want to take it because she would have to move away from the family. My wife and I were so moved by her love that we decided to pick up and relocate to Newport News so that WE could be with her. Looking at your kids Shane, I see myself and my kids 10 years ago. They will only be that small and that innocent just once, but do not be concerned. As they grow and mature so does the love you have for them, for all they've become, and all they can be. It's a journey of life that cannot be compared with anything else. I often hear some say that in life nothing is certain except death. I do not agree, for a parent there is one certainty - the love of a child, and the love a parent feels from the depth of their soul for their children. As hard as we may try the love of a parent can't be expressed in words, it must be experienced to fully appreciate the significance. Life is good.

Bullet @ 2007-09-12 01:04:42
Well said Weaver. I do not have any biological kids of my own. Probably won't until the little lady kicks her feet. BUT, she does have two wonderful children. A young woman and a young man. We have been getting to know each other for the last 4 years. We have cried, shared, laughed and been scared together. I have chased 18 year old boys away from my semi-step daughter (their mother and I are not yet married...soon I hope) when she was 13, doing well over 70MPH through town, then having a shotgun pulled on me...LOL, that poor fool. My semi-step son is super smart. He loves games, console and PC. I purchased all kinds brand new PC hardware for his christmas gift one year...spent three weeks having him take apart junk machines properly, rebuilding them, labeling all the various parts and what they do. For not having kids of my flesh, these are my kids.

Weird as it sounds(in my head), I can totally relate. It is wonderful...

Raven @ 2007-09-12 06:53:06
Bullet, I'm in the same boat dude ;)

Look at it this way. They stay in your house, you are their guardian, you keep them safe, you deal with the tantrums, the love and hate of friends, the anguish and the pain. I dunno if they call you dad or not (mine don't) but they still look upon me in that light and i look upon them as "mine".

In this day and age there are more and more people in our boat and heaven help the first 18 year old that comes knocking on my door to ask our eldest out. He's gonna get the "wringer" treatment and will probably be that "traumatised" after it that he'll only come by once.