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There’s no instructions for fatherhood and a whilst I’m sure there’s some basic ideas that work - all kids are different, we are all different and you’ve just got to work it all out on the fly and make the mistakes along the way.
Wotcha Drew, welcome back
54 - Buy a caravan.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
44 - wish you were having an affair
54 - wish you could afford to buy a caravan
Welcome back Drew. I like the humility and honesty of your original post.
My personal 'X' for the longest time was my band. I don't mind telling you that right now I am getting more satisfaction and enjoyment out of just being a dad and a home guitarist. But honestly that's more to do with the slackness and the dysfunction in the band right now.
I spent most of my life measuring success by my "happiness" quotient. It's a poor way to judge one's life I think. I started to try and find meaning in other ways a few years ago. I sorta had to. I can't go into all the details but mindlessly chasing happiness became a bit of a prison and I would say I was taken advantage of in many ways because I was blind to the other possibilities that life can give.
Anyway... those were the responses swirling around in my head the past few days. Only just got a chance to put them down.
That's the mystery of JBP. Much of his talk about religion is utter bollocks but that simple core message can be narrowed down to "take responsibility". Whether it's through parenthood, responsibility for your health, whatever it may be, it is down to you.
If music/artistic expression is the thing that brings meaning to your life, then it is valid. If it is sport, it is valid. It's about honesty with yourself as to whether the things you pursue are positive in your life. An alcoholic could claim that drinking gives their life validity: to then back that up with anecdotal evidence as to how drinking is a positive influence would be somewhat hard.