Change is good
The year 2009 is all about change. We will have a new President who campaigned on that very notion. It got me thinking about what I want to change in 2009.
Personally, I want find more ways to exercise. I want to be a better husband. And I want to eat less sweets.
And then there is this here blog.
In the early days of this blog I wrote about parenting and my experiences and thoughts regarding fatherhood with a little bit of everyday life thrown in for good measure. Over the past year or so, I changed the focus and began writing solely about Swee’Pea and TheMonk. My intent was to have some great stories about their toddlerhood that they would have and take with them into adulthood.
But, the danger in only writing about Swee’Pea and TheMonk, I have come to find out, is that there is only so many times I can write about TheMonk talking about poop.
So, I’m going to expand a bit on this blog. I’ll talk about everyday stuff but most notably, I’ll talk about myself. It dawns on me that one of the reasons I write this blog is for my kids to know how much I love them and how much I enjoy being their father. But I also want them to know about me. Who I am. What I like. Dislike.
So in 2009 you’ll see some changes on this here blog. But hopefully for the better. And I promise I won’t write so much about poop.
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Wait, how can you write about yourself and not mention poop? You’ve hooked me!
Comment by Whit — January 2, 2009 @ 11:24 pm
Not that poop isn’t good, but look forward to the broader horizons.
Comment by James — January 3, 2009 @ 9:04 am
Sounds great. I’ll be here.
Comment by Becky — January 3, 2009 @ 10:12 am
is tough not to have your blog centered around your kidlets… good luck on your hopes for 2009!
Comment by Steph — January 3, 2009 @ 11:31 am
How often have you wished you had known more about your Dad? Great idea. Time has a way of erasing parts of who we once were, parts of our lives that future generations wished they knew. But please throw in things about the kids once in awhile. I’ll miss them. Even the poop.
Comment by Aunt Raina — January 4, 2009 @ 12:03 am
Looking forward to visiting your blog again. I, too, am a parent of b/g twins (now 19) and two others and I also develop media for youth — though I’m now doing a stint at Microsoft that’s not focused on youth. Yawn!
Carol
Comment by Carol Snider — January 4, 2009 @ 8:21 am
Come for the cute kids, stay for the introspection. I’m in!
Comment by Deanna — January 4, 2009 @ 3:13 pm
Poop is good fodder, man! Just remember that.
Comment by Ed (zoesdad) — January 4, 2009 @ 6:11 pm
ooh. likes and dislikes!
i hope there will be lists. because i REALLY like lists. heh
happy new year!
Comment by ali — January 5, 2009 @ 9:56 am
If you don’t writer about poop, how will we know that you’re a parent?
Comment by Papa Bradstein — January 5, 2009 @ 9:42 pm
I hear you. I’ve been moving away from writing too much about my boy (heck I’m not blogging as much in general). He’s getting older, and he reads very well, so I don’t want him to think that everything he says or does will be broadcast. He’s still very funny and interesting and worth writing about, I am just more selective on what I put out there. You are allowed to switch gears. Have fun this year!
Comment by Keith — January 10, 2009 @ 10:37 am