Internal thoughts of a DaddyYO

As a first time dad, I often question what I'm doing as a father when being a DaddyYO to littleYO. Am I being a good father? Am I doing the right things? It's my job to make his initial understanding of a place that is not so kind or forgiving a positive one. This will give LittleYO hope, hope gives rise to dreams and dreams is what life is all about.

This past weekend we went to the park, the beach and took hourly walks. When people see LittleYO they smile, wave and even sometimes stop to talk. I think this is the strangest thing in the world! Why? Because at some point in our lives we start walking by people and stop acknowledging anyone outside of work, friends and family. I'm guilty of this myself and long ago I stopped saying "hello" to anyone I didn't know, except a cute baby or old person.

Youth and old age are the ages that bookmark of our years on this planet. The years in between we spend caught up striving, hustling to make a living and providing for ourselves and families. The younger generations are caught up defining themselves, more than ever , in a world that that is much bigger and non comparable to earlier generations because of web and social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and blogs.

Than at some point again, as we get older, we stop caring about image and work and all other distracting things we spend years trying to understand. Maybe its something people can sense and its inviting and welcoming and people and are not afraid to say "hello" because their is no judgment or "threat" when speaking to a baby or someone that is old.

I only know this because I'm an observer constantly trying to make sense of everything around me, quietly in my mind. Now, I don't look like the "type" but who does? A degree in Psychology, I can not help but believe that there is always an answer for the way people are behaving and acting. The fun part is figuring out situations and why things are the way they are...right now.

This time at home has changed me forever and for the better. I look forward, more now than ever, to the present and the future; because of LittleYO.