So when did the year almost come to an end without me knowing?
This year I have had some big changes in my life, some expected, others were not. Anastasia has had a good year, although she is still looking forward to Christmas and not reflecting like I already am.
This month I turn 37. If you asked me when I was younger how my life would turn out, I would have never guessed I would be where I am now. Not so much location, status I guess would be the easiest way to describe it. I never thought I would be
raising my daughter on my own. I never thought I would still be single. On that subject, I would have never guessed, wrote about or even fathom the events of this year, let alone my life up until now.
So much more to live yet. I am pretty sure I have not hit the half way point of my life, although who knows. If I go with what I was told I only have till I am 63. No, I don’t believe in fortune tellers, tarot cards or palm readers. I was told this by someone not of the living. Long story, I won’t get into it now. Although I think it was a lie. Wouldn’t be the first time. Again, long story.
Who knows what lies ahead, I know where I have been and I know what I have done and what I have been exposed to.
All I can do is keep being the best father I know how. The rest will fall in place. Even if it only falls in place for my daughter, that is my only purpose now.
It’s nice to have an ordinary day once in a while.
I woke up late as usual, got Anastasia up. Decided to have her catch the bus instead of taking her early like I normally do. She had a normal day.
I sold one of my phones on craigslist.
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Integrity is defined as:
1. Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
2. The state of being unimpaired; soundness.
3. The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness.
Have you taught your child what integrity is?
Anastasia was doing her homework the other day when she asked me what integrity was. I questioned the fact she didn’t know what integrity was. Surely I taught her integrity.
I guess I did not.
I realized in that moment without the knowledge of why she follows a path of good swaying away from bad, she doesn’t know why she is doing it. I have spent the last few days showing her examples and explaining how my integrity teaches me right from wrong and doing wrong on to others.
Here is homework for you: Does your child know what integrity is? Ask them to explain it to you.
I am not a teacher in any stretch of an imagination and I barely know what I am doing half the time. I just thought if this stunned me, it may stun some other parents out there.
I figured I may as well start blogging about my day to day experiences and show the world what it takes to be a single parent. I’m sure there are plenty of single mom websites out there. We guys usually are the ones that leave the women raising our children. Although in my case it is reversed. I am the one raising my daughter.
This blog is about me raising her, where I have come from and where I am going.
