I Hate It When It's True

I have been thinking about this for a long time. When I first heard it I was a teenager it was my dad saying it in reference to my grandpa. I thought it was sort of funny but also a little silly.

There is a Mark Twain quote that goes something like, “When I was 15 my dad was the dumbest guy in the world but when I was 25 I was amazed by how much he had learned.”

Now for me, my dad has become awfully damn smart. Not that I would ever tell him that of course.

Not smart in the sense that he told me some pearl of wisdom that I live by. No, smart in the way that now that I have a real job I see things I didn’t see before that have made me really respect both of my parents. What I mean is that I feel really busy and overworked with just me to take care of, so I cannot imagine how hard it is to take care of a full-time job, kids, the kid’s activities and homework, and still remain sane.

What is the lesson here? If I ever have kids I have a damn high bar. So the best option is not to have any kids, problem solved—no bar, no way you can’t make it.