Sunday, June 21, 2009

Mr Renn: on Father's Day


Em asked me to share something in honor of Father's Day because I should contribute to the blog more often and after all I have sired two sons; I am a father. Thinking back 3 years now to when Sir O was first born, how the time flies, how far we have come as a family...how much we have learned about each other.
I remember well sitting in the hospital room just a few hours after Sir O was born holding him, studying his face...thinking of what he might one day become or what character he might have...and pondering what name would suit him best. I remember driving home from the hospital with him, (feeling like a sixteen year old taking a driving test) all the way home...I was very cautious. And then watching him grow...his first steps weren't towards me or Em but rather the vacuum cleaner. And then having the Captain join us earlier this year and having those same thoughts and pondering s all over again.
I am very thankful to be a father, to have been blessed with such wonderful boys, who love to laugh and play with their dad. Of all of the things I have learned in the past three years, one thing that stands out is the importance of being a good example. I am amazed at how much Sir O mimics what he sees me do whether it is reading a book, or fixing something, or working on the car. He is very perceptive, as I believe all children are. I have taken care to try to use uplifting language and control my temper so that he might hopefully do the same. We have a long way to go, but hopefully he will just pick the good things I do to follow.
Happy Father's Day!

5 comments:

Tracy M said...

Happy Father's Day Renn. It's nice to hear from you!

I remember those exact thought on the birth of our first- and that exact, slow, paranoid drive home! I don't think we've ever been so careful as that drive...

Hope your day was good.

Matt Kass And Kason said...

Happy Fathers Day RENN!! We miss you guys and love you!!

--jeff * said...

thanks, mr renn.

i think you should write more often.

Carolanne said...

How sweet! I've tried to get my husband to post to my blog, but so far no amount of bribery has worked.

Chell said...

Nice to see you posting Renn!!

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