Truth in disclosure? Took me a minute to warm up to theKid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not that the love wasn\u2019t there \u2013 that\u2019s biology, like pooping \u2013 but enjoying theKid as a separate, distinct person with personality? That took a few years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While theKid was counted in months, the entire parenting experience \u2013 for us, as we \u2013 was a bit nonplussing. Poop, feed, hope there is sleep, repeat. Really? This is what the excitement is all about? Nope, not impressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then came four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four was the tilt. Four was the moment of introspective retrospect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wow.\u00a0 TheKid remembers all<\/em> that?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wow.\u00a0 Whaddaya mean “my actions matter”?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wow.\u00a0 Wat. My words matter even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, booger. Don\u2019t I just suck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And now, I realize just how much my indifference to basically, well, everything affected theKid, both then and now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But see, GOD IS GREAT ALL THE TIME EVERYDAY IN EVERY WAY because theKid \u2026 is awesome, in spite of the parenting thus far received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See, during a conversation with theKid the question arose: \u201cWhat is money to you?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n TheKid\u2019s response: \u201cWell, money is the root of all evil.\u201d Which is FANTASTIC. And wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Popular misconception (enthymeme[is that where that came from<\/em>]?) is that money is the problem, It is the actions men take with money, that is, money = motivation \/ that, is the problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Timothy 6:10<\/u><\/em> \u2013 See, the Tree of Knowledge was not the problem; Eve\u2019s action in disobeying God\u2019s direct order has been the problem from the beginning [question: did all the animals talk in the Garden of Eden or just the serpent \/ asking for imaginary friends<\/em>] and the collective actions of mankind have an impact on the environment, similar to the individual action of a parent has an impact on a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n TheKid also said that money was just paper and metal scraps (rustle&clink!<\/em>), and the only reason it\u2019s important is because other people think it is \u2026 jeee-neee-yuuusss<\/sup><\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How awesome is that (question: why is being full of awe, awful? disgress<\/em>) and causes all the happy. See, this little experiment in debt satisfaction \/ monkey training is helping theKid too, because remember somewhere in here there was mention of generational wealth versus generational debt and creating a better legacy of money = mindfulness within those little minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I like it.\u00a0 I like it a lot. More importantly? So does TheKid <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Truth in disclosure? Took me a minute to warm up to theKid. Not that the love wasn\u2019t there \u2013 that\u2019s biology, like pooping \u2013 but enjoying theKid as a separate, distinct person with personality? That took a few years. While theKid was counted in months, the entire parenting experience \u2013 for us, as we \u2013 … <\/p>\n
\u00e0 la money = menace, which is not true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n