It was my S7 now 8 birthday Tuesday. I couldn't believe it, but my stbx gave him up and let me have him for the day and overnight. She probably had a bar stool with her name on it I would imagine, but I'm not complaining.
We took full advantage. I picked him up after school, went bowling, then to toys r us for him to pick out a birthday gift. I already bought Columbus destroyer game tickets for their opener this Saturday. I'm taking him and my oldest there. That's what he wanted for his birthday, but I had to spoil him a little more.
Yesterday, I had bought some cup cakes for him to take to school so his class could celebrate. As I was walking him to class, I dropped the container and the plastic lid came off. A few of the cup cakes rolled onto the pavement. I quickly picked them up and brushed them off. Luckily they rolled on the side, so the icing was still in tact. I think I beat the 6 second rule. Or was that the 10 second rule? Anyway, I'm pretty sure my Son kept the lid on the cup cake spillage. I don't think I had enough extra to go around.
Anyway, I'm enjoying being a Father and enjoying life here. I'm learning to adapt to the single father roll and paying close attention to any negative affects this is having on my boys. I think my radar has never been sharper when it comes to sensing something wrong in their lives that they are to reserved to share. I'll pry it out of them so we can deal with it.
It's tough as a divorced dad to manage your relationship with your kids from a distance. I'm sure there are those out there that understand what I'm talking about. I don't want to be a stranger to them when they grow up.
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare." -Mark Twain
