Wyldcard Jokester CP Enforcer's blog: "The Wyld Life..."

I have come to realize I am a teeny bit of a hypocrite... I remember back in the days before i had kids, i would listen to my sisters telling stories about their kids...stuff like, "Nathan just got on the basketball team," or "Joey just got his drivers licence," and my eyes would glaze over in boredom as one thing would pop into my mind...one urgent and frustrated thought... "DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN YOUR DAMN KIDS!" Fast forward a few years later...I have three kids of my own, and whenever I talk to anyone, I end up saying stuff like, "Brandon is reading at a 3rd grade level as a first grader" or "Samantha can count to twenty now" and i can see their eyes glazing over in boredom, knowing exactly what thought is going through their minds... "DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN YOUR DAMN KIDS!" I've come to realize all parents are like that...their kids take up so much of their thoughts, especially when they are young, that they can't help themselves....they kinda get OCD about it. We love em, we're proud of em, and wanna let everyone know how special we think they are, regardless of whether or not whoever is listening really gives a shit. Funny thing is, I am aware of it, but it doesn't stop me from continuing to talk about em...i must take a sadistic pleasure of boring the living hell out of those i talk to....psychological torture! So, word to the wise, you single folks out there who are sitting through another long, boring "my kids are doing this.." story. Take heart...your time will come and soon you TOO, will be boring the shit outta everyone! ~Wyld