This is why I get up in the mornings. Literally. My little baby girl has been the most amazing thing to happen to my life since... Well--since probably ever.Having a child has changed me in ways I couldn't have begun to contemplate prior to actually experiencing it. Not only is there this limitless little bundle of need constantly requiring the attention of my every waking moment, but there's also this amazing, infinite little bundle of love, an inexhaustible supply of bright-eyed, blurry-eyed, and even sometimes teary-eyed consciousness that NEEDS me, of all people!
And not only does she need me to care for and protect her, she needs me to be her Daddy. She wants me to be her Daddy. And she has instilled in me an overwhelming desire to BE the best Daddy for her that I, with God's help, can be. That's a terrifying responsibility, yes; but it's simultaneously an exhilerating, overwhelming thrill. It's like getting selected to take the hand-off and run the football for the potential game-winning score... times 10 million.
Pardon me for getting a little socio-political here towards the end, but it boggles me to my very core that there is anyone, ANYONE who would not only choose to avoid this amazing gift I experience every day, but also those who THROW IT AWAY when the opportunity is realized and lay before them. If only there was a way for people to get a taste, to understand exactly what it is they're so eager to run away from, and the precious gift they're willing to sacrifice in order to avoid being "burdened".
It would make more sense to see someone try and escape Christmas morning... times 10 million.
