I Am One Of Them.

When you are young you think everyone who is older than you is old. When you are a child, teenagers are cool because they are old, and everyone older than that is lame. Then when you are a teenager you will think people in college are cool because they are older. When you are in college you will look at people in their late 20's and 30's and think.. How Lame.

I sat in church today and thought back to my childhood about my church memories and how I always thought the message was for the old people. Yesterday I thought about how much the message applied to me, and how the leaders did a great job of communicating with people as young as me. It was then I realized that I am a husband, a businessman, and a very short time from being a father. Wow.... I am old. How Lame.

But how awesome is that? I am officially the age that I matter. I can vote. I provide a good tax base for ignorant politicians to waste. I haven't had to ask my parents for money for years. I have a beautiful wife. I own land. I am going to be a dad.

I am going to be a dad.

I always thought I would be scared of the moment that I realized I was out of touch. As I sat in my office running insurance quotes and listening to Metallica I realized, "This makes no sense. I am lame. How can I listen to 'Kill Em All' and ponder the correct liability limits to show?" I don't care. With age has come the acceptance of who I am. I don't need to prove anything to anyone anymore. My wife loves me for who I am and my son will love me for throwing him in the air alot. Sometimes life is both complex and really simple like that.

Someday this will make sense. I just hope you don't get here too soon. I am really looking forward to being the coolest guy you know because I know pirate jokes and will throw you around.

I love you dude. The end.