As I sat there in court today, a thought popped into my head. And I bet this is a thought that all soon-to-be fathers have while their wife is pregnant. It’s one of those thoughts that just floats into your mind softly like a feather falling to the ground on a day when the wind isn’t blowing.
But then suddenly, when the reality of the thought actually hit me, it set off an explosion of worry inside of my head. Now before I get into this thought, I have a feeling you may be wondering why I was in court today, right?
Well, the reason I didn’t post on the blog all day was because the police, FBI, CIA, and others stormed our house this morning and took me in. You see, there is something that I haven’t told you yet… and that’s that I’m KIDDING!
I was in court because of a stupid speeding ticket I got 3-4 months ago. Because I didn’t want it to go on my record, they had to set a court date. All I did was waited in line for an hour and 1/2, some woman told me to pay the fine and drive good for 3 months and I nothing will be on my record. What a waste of time.
But while I sat there waiting for my turn, thoughts of pregnancy, Jane, fatherhood, our baby, and more danced around in my head. And one of the thoughts caused an explosion of worry.
Here’s yet another dad-to-be realization…
I began to think about the way I used to drive when I was younger. I was totally crazy. I didn’t care. I was a speed demon. I’ve mellowed out A LOT now-a-days, but I still like to go fast every once in a great while when I’m the only one in the car. (Shhhh… don’t tell Jane!)
But then I thought of something… what about all those young and dumb crazies on the road when jane and my baby are in the car, or driving by themselves? Man, just thinking about it makes me want to put Jane and our baby in some sort of a protective bubble.
I’ve already started to worry a LOT more about Jane when she’s not home as I mention in a blog post before, and I can’t even imagine what it’ll be like when she’s out and about and has our baby in the car. Man. There are a LOT of crazy people on the road. Especially if you live in a big city. People are crazy out here – and when I’ve driven in Boston a few times… LOOK OUT! Wow.
Yeah, as crazy as it sounds… I’m already worried about Jane and our baby driving anywhere because of the crazy drivers out there. I guess this is another step towards fatherhood!
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*sigh* I'm at the stage now where MY KIDS THEMSELVES are driving! I tell you what: this is some scary stuff for a parent! My daughter had a small accident soon after getting her novice license (backing into a parked car) and then last year-- sheTOTALLED my little Corolla by going through a late yellow (some witnesses said it was red) and getting plowed by someone turning left. Thank GOD she and her friend weren't hurt, but that was the end of my little car.
I tell you- being the parent of a teen is not for the faint-hearted. Luckily, you get 13 or so years to work up to it:-)
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