You will spend most of your life being tough. It's the American way. We are a nation of tough guys. John Wayne and Clint Eastwood are American icons for God's sake. I know I have always looked up to my dad for his stoicism and calm under pressure. We praise Marines for running towards gunfire while most would run away. Being a manly man is a good thing.
Then you find out that your wife is pregnant... and for some guys that changes everything. Suddenly Hallmark commercials, videos of fathers and sons playing catch, and country songs making breathing a bit harder and dust settle in your eyeballs.
One of my best friends wife called the other day and said I needed to listen to a song that made her think of Ashley and I. She said it was so sweet and it made her cry. I laughed it off and told Ashley about it. We looked up the song. Sorry Jen, maybe you aren't crazy after all. Ashley started balling before the opening was done. (http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/paisley-brad/anything-like-me-27657.html)
You ruined me kid. I am no longer as steely and hard as I once was. It's all your fault. It used to just be This Old Cub and booze that got me misty eyed. And it's all your fault.
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