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Fatherhood Before the Teenage Years
By Chuck Hyde
Fatherhood is definitely an interesting job. I have three terrific
children. Chuckie is seven years old. He is studious and exacting.
Michael is six and very creative and mischievous. Emily is two months
and very cute although she exhibits an attitude that a two month old
should not possess. Seven years of fatherhood is a good time to write
something like this. After seven years a father has learned a few
things. He has survived the terrible twos, threes and fours, but still
must endure the teenage years . Teenagers drive you nuts and separate
you from your money through the cost of extra cars, college tuition,
bail, etc. So while I have my mental faculties intact and can still
afford a computer, I will impart my wisdom.
Fatherhood is:
-the first time you see your child at birth, wrinkles and all
-the first time your child smiles at you
-the first time your child laughs out loud
-the first time your child says dada
-the first time that beautiful, precious child looks at you and says NO
-getting tools for presents that you have no idea what their use is
-never knowing again where your tools are except that ratchet you found
in the sand box after it has rained for three days.
-running through the store repeating "No no no" while your children
race to keep up saying "Can I have this, can I have that, can I have
this and that?"
-being asked questions that require a graduate degree to answer
-taking your children to their first baseball game
-being told every three minutes (I timed it) "I'm hungry" at the
baseball game
Best of all though, fatherhood is being able to say "I don't know, ask
your Mother".
Happy Father's Day and enjoy your children today and every day.
About the Author
Chuck Hyde is a Dad and a husband to Seeds of Knowledge editor
Brenda Hyde, who often tells her children "Daddy was mistaken,
he meant ask him later".
Sheila "I am a Christian Woman, a stay home homemaker and a Mom.
My interests: I love to knit, crochet, sew, embrodiery, and quilt. I play the piano, read music, I write Chrisitan poems and writings. I collect teddy bears, angels, hearts and butterflies."
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