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sargent

To Elijah on His First Birthday

Feb 21, 2005 16:34

It is time once again for Sargent to wax nostalgic about fatherhood. Hidden behind the lj-cut tag, I give you

( To Elijah on His First Birthday )

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I have a secret for you : alchemist February 21 2005, 18:18:59 UTC

It only gets better as they get older. You have so much to look forward to.

And even now, 6 1/2 years after my oldest and 3 1/3 years after our second, I still don't know if I'm doing it right or wrong.

But I think my kids are turning out OK despite me. Yours will too, as long as you love him.

Re: I have a secret for you : sargent February 22 2005, 10:29:00 UTC

Cool. I've been on an ever-increasing slope of enjoyment where Eli is concerned. It's nice to know that that'll continue for a bit.

joyeuse13 February 21 2005, 19:29:23 UTC

*sigh* I was all with you, up til the projectile vomiting...

Lovely writing, though, and Eli sounds like a winner. :)

sargent February 22 2005, 10:29:13 UTC

We like to think so. :)

jessknoch February 22 2005, 06:14:36 UTC

All right, if I keep thinking about what I've got growing inside me I will start to cry.

Thanks for sharing this letter -- Eli is very lucky. And Happy Birthday to the little man.

sargent February 22 2005, 10:29:45 UTC

Thanks! I know you have a similar roller-coaster ride ahead of you, and I'm sure you two will do great.

Did you ever know? paulobrian February 22 2005, 09:19:21 UTC

You are my new parenting hero. Thanks for opening this (and Eli's blog) to the world.

Re: Did you ever know? sargent February 22 2005, 10:30:09 UTC

Thanks! If nothing else all of this should make good fodder for any of Eli's therapy sessions later.