the one about being a father

Being a father is easy. Any fool could do it. But being a good father.... that's a completely different kettle of fish! I recently read a really nice quote on fatherhood, and it went something like this: A father is his sons first hero, and his daughters first love. In my case, he was also the first man to break my heart... But moving on...
I don't subscribe to the view that we learn our parenting skills from our parents. In fact, this very misconception is what kept me from having a baby much earlier. I now know that the kind of parent you are, is most often the sort of parent you always wanted. Well this holds good for me anyway. And its enough for me. I also know there is no formula for parenting. The rules change with the circumstances, and are different for each child.
My husband is a great father. The kind of man I'm really happy to have as a father for my son. He plays with Adam even when he's tired. He bathes him, feeds him and makes up bedtime stories for him. He takes him to the park, and frets over him when he's ill. And best of all, he does these things because they make him happy! I have never loved him more than as I do when I watch him with my son...
This is what I thought about as I made this layout to celebrate the bond between my two great loves...


1 comment:

  1. This is an awesome project! I LOVE the ripped edges, the little bit of "grunge" and the picture. It really highlights the picture instead of detracting from it. Nicely done! Thank you SOOO much for the super sweet welcome on the My Mind's Eye blog! I am SO excited to be the Guest Designer this month and am so tickled pink for the warm welcome! I'll see if I can sneak some pictures in of my craft space maybe at the end of the month since people are curious! I can tell you that most of it is under the bed! :)

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