RichPeace
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Up until this point in my life I have never been around kids. Not only have I never been around them but I've never had a desire to be around them and even more than that, I avoided young kids because they were so "foreign" and I had no idea how to handle them. There have been instances where I've been in a room and every one is googoo and gaagaa over a 1 year old and I'm just sitting back, thinking "that little human being scares the crap out of me...no way I'm holding him/her."
Well, as of this weekend I have officially done a 180, not by choice but by circumstance. All it took was for me to have a youngin' introduced into our family. I am now a first time uncle and this weekend I spent a significant amount of time with my nephew. I visited my older sister and I was a little anxious about being around a six month old for three days and the impact it would have on our weekend or if I could even handle being around a kid his age for an extended period of time. It was the first time in my life I had been around a boy his age for more than say, an hour. I'm hooked. It took all of 30 seconds for me to be captivated. For the entire weekend all I did was sit there and stare into my little nephews curious eyes. Everything he did was amazing and I wanted to be right there with him every second of every hour. From feeding to napping to playing to walking, I just couldn't get enough of him and his awesome innocence.
I know this comes as no surprise to the parents and uncles/aunts on the board(or for anyone who love being around young kids), but for me, this weekend was one of the most profound breakthroughs I have had in my life. It is a whole different experience, and a side of existence I never opened my eyes to see. I cant wait to get back to my sisters for another awesome weekend with Luke and I can't wait to have my own children so that i can experience having an awesome little one of my own.
Kids are awesome.
Well, as of this weekend I have officially done a 180, not by choice but by circumstance. All it took was for me to have a youngin' introduced into our family. I am now a first time uncle and this weekend I spent a significant amount of time with my nephew. I visited my older sister and I was a little anxious about being around a six month old for three days and the impact it would have on our weekend or if I could even handle being around a kid his age for an extended period of time. It was the first time in my life I had been around a boy his age for more than say, an hour. I'm hooked. It took all of 30 seconds for me to be captivated. For the entire weekend all I did was sit there and stare into my little nephews curious eyes. Everything he did was amazing and I wanted to be right there with him every second of every hour. From feeding to napping to playing to walking, I just couldn't get enough of him and his awesome innocence.
I know this comes as no surprise to the parents and uncles/aunts on the board(or for anyone who love being around young kids), but for me, this weekend was one of the most profound breakthroughs I have had in my life. It is a whole different experience, and a side of existence I never opened my eyes to see. I cant wait to get back to my sisters for another awesome weekend with Luke and I can't wait to have my own children so that i can experience having an awesome little one of my own.
Kids are awesome.