Mortality & Children

“Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.”

Since becoming a father, two of my greatest fears involve death and my child. This week I’ve read blogs that directly relate to both of these fears—one from a friend of a friend, and one from a close personal friend.

Fear #1 : Death of My Child
I don’t believe I knew what love was until I met my son. I also don’t believe I truly understood the sacrifice God made for me until I had a child of my own. I simply cannot fathom losing Tanner at any age, much less at such a very young age.
http://www.clarkkiddos.blogspot.com/

Fear #2 : My Death
I don’t fear death for myself. I’m confident in my future. But it haunts me to possibly leave my son without his father, and with such pain.

http://www.grassrootsconspiracy.com/blog/

Such stories of those living out my greatest fears gives me pause, and much needed perspective. Please keep these families in your prayers.

Filed under: Children, Death, Perspective

Radiohead, MTV & Child Trafficking

MTV and Radiohead have teamed to address the exploitation and slavery of children around the world. As part of MTV’s EXIT (End eXploitation and Trafficking) campaign, an effort to combat the horrendous practices of selling children into the sex or enforced labor industries, the following Radiohead video can now be seen on MTV.

It sure helps put a face to an issue that most of us don’t give much thought to as we go throughout our day.

The first step is awareness.

The second step is doing something about it.

Filed under: Abuse, Child Trafficking, Children, Ignorance, MTV, Music, Poverty, Radiohead, YouTube

Why Do Dads Suck?

For the life of me I can’t figure out why there are so many loser dads out there. I look at my son and I can’t imagine anything that I would not do for him. Even when he gets a little crazy, and I get a little upset, I can’t stay mad at him long. He is as pure and innocent as it gets.

Yet there are so many men that deny their responsibilities. Not only that, there are a ton that don’t even care. And don’t get me started on the abusive ones.

…How? …Why?

I know there are passed down traits, but that kind of thing can be fixed. My dad is living proof. I am forever in debt to my father for putting a stop to what could have been a heritage of neglect. It’s my goal to continue this new heritage of love and responsibility. I wish I knew how to instill that thinking in other men out there.

Tanners mom and I are a team, so it’s not just the two of us like it is in Will Smiths scenario, but there is so much truth in this song concerning dads that it always gets me choked up.

Just The Two of Us — Will Smith

Filed under: Children, Dads, Fathers, Kids, Responsibility, Will Smith