My son has just turned ten and that, to me, feels like a big deal - for him, reaching double figures is very cool indeed!
I have been thinking about this landmark on and off since. The primary emotion is one of fatherly pride - my lad is a good kid, is doing well in school and is well liked too. It pleases me no end to watch him growing up into a decent individual.
On the radar too though is a feeling of aging, for some reason I feel much older than I did on Wednesday, which is just odd. Ten years have aged me as much as my lad but whilst he is growing up, I am growing old, and that’s not exactly a comforting thought.
And growing up is evidenced in his birthday present too – a seven inch tablet with a selection of apps of his choice. Crikey when I was ten I was still playing with my train set, my Action Men and my toy cars. Computing in the home (and not in mine I hasten to add) was limited to the ZX81 (which was rubbish) and Atari/Binatone games consoles (that were also rubbish – although I’d have loved either).
The recognition that a decade has gone by since Master Baldwin arrived is thought provoking but I take much comfort from my complete conviction that the ten years’ of investment in Master Baldwin have been well worth it.
Happy birthday son.
Lots of love,
Dad
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I have been thinking about this landmark on and off since. The primary emotion is one of fatherly pride - my lad is a good kid, is doing well in school and is well liked too. It pleases me no end to watch him growing up into a decent individual.
On the radar too though is a feeling of aging, for some reason I feel much older than I did on Wednesday, which is just odd. Ten years have aged me as much as my lad but whilst he is growing up, I am growing old, and that’s not exactly a comforting thought.
And growing up is evidenced in his birthday present too – a seven inch tablet with a selection of apps of his choice. Crikey when I was ten I was still playing with my train set, my Action Men and my toy cars. Computing in the home (and not in mine I hasten to add) was limited to the ZX81 (which was rubbish) and Atari/Binatone games consoles (that were also rubbish – although I’d have loved either).
The recognition that a decade has gone by since Master Baldwin arrived is thought provoking but I take much comfort from my complete conviction that the ten years’ of investment in Master Baldwin have been well worth it.
Happy birthday son.
Lots of love,
Dad
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