Life Fast Forward – TheDaddyComplex

The moment a child is born a parents job is working towards letting them go. What would it be like if you could write a letter to your child in the future? Have you ever considered what you would tell your child about life and being a parent? There is no right or wrong answer. It’s all about being open and honest with our kids. I am fortunate to have a great dad this week, David, who writes at The Daddy Complex. He looked at Life Fast Forward with his twin sons, Wyatt and Boone.

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Life means we let our kids ride off and know they will be okay!

I can only imagine what life is like for you now, what with you living in that Lunar colony. I hope scientists have finally worked out that whole “flying car” thing and that Galactic President Bieber hasn’t accidentally started a war with Vector Quadrant Omega.

Now that you each have married your respective supermodel neurosurgeon girlfriends and undoubtedly have twins of your own, you’ll find you have less time to devote to your rockstar astronaut firefighter careers. But, that kind-of leads me to the point of this letter.

All you need in life — all you need to deftly navigate any situation — is balance.

Life means superheros talk to each other!

Consider the events you experience the rugged ocean, tossing and rising. And consider your life that pirate ship, rocking with the waves, keeping you afloat and carrying you toward your destination. Get your sea legs and you’ll never end up in the briny deep…
I’m sorry. I’ve waxed too metaphorical. Let me be more practical. You need to exercise balance by knowing:

• When to help a friend move apartments and when to hold off because he’s a bit of a mooch;
• When to give money to that guy on the corner who’s down on his luck and when to donate to a shelter because that guy might just blow it on liquor;
• When to shrug off a rude joke by the guy at the bar and when to bloody his nose;
• When to be brutally honest with your brother and when to hold back;
• When to work your ass off and when to play hookey;
• When to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em;
• When to walk away and when to run.

You get my drift. Here’s the rub, though. The only way to find your balance is to fall. A
lot.

Don’t be afraid to screw up. Fail. Fail brilliantly. Well, don’t do it if that failure will result in losing a limb or something… unless, of course, they have robotic replacement limbs in the future. If so, then by all means fail. Upgrade your parts.

So, I guess to sum up — pirates bad, balance and cyborg body parts good.

Tell my grand kids Han, Shakespeare, Warhol and Batman that grandpa loves them very much.

And I love you guys, too.

Papa

Even superheros get caught in the act!

Conspiring secrets is fun!

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About the author:
David Vienna blogs about parenting issues at The Daddy Complex, which is popular with both parents and porn seekers, though the latter group usually leaves disappointed. Babble.com named him the 4th Funniest Dad Blogger in the world. He’s a screenwriter, playwright, former journalist, failed rock ‘n’ roll front-man and also spent a few years writing for reality television. That one really awesome episode of House Hunters — yeah, that was his. He loves E.L.O., ’70s horror films, Philly cheese steaks and napping.

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Great Life Fast Forward letter David!  Wyatt and Boone will make outstanding fathers with you as a dad. Hopefully,they both will have twins to chase around. I have a feeling that they might just look into futuristic body parts and stay away from pirates (even if you do have to remind them multiple times)! Thank you so much for sharing with everyone your heart and humor in a Life Fast Forward letter.

David didn’t mention it earlier but you can also follow him on facebook at The Daddy Complex or on twitter @TheDaddyComplex.

For everyone else….If you have anything you would like to tell or ask David please do so in the comments! As parents  we have to support each other and sometimes that means just letting each other know “you’re doing a good job!”

Is there anything in particular you would tell your children? Would you remind them to just enjoy the moments or not get mad when their children don’t listen? I am still looking for more parents that would like to guest blog and write a letter to their children.

Read my latest post here: Parenting – Life’s Simple Pleasure and be sure to check out the rest of the Life Fast Forward letters including the one I wrote to my son.