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In honor of Father’s Day, we invited blogger Daniel Incandela to write a guest post about his thoughts on fatherhood.
by Daniel Incandela
I was honored when the The Children’s Museum suggested I write a post for their blog. I adore museums. And I’m still a kid at heart. I love dinosaurs. I love video games. I love robots. I love cartoons. I love making a mess. As a result, I’ve always loved The Children’s Museum.
Oh, I’m also a father to Oliver, who’s almost 2.
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"39201","attributes":{"class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"142","height":"310","title":"Robot","alt":"Robot"}}]]There are so many great things about being a father. There are special moments I share with my boy. I get to teach him. I get to make him laugh. I get to eat his leftovers. We have similar tastes when it comes to the television. We both like long walks. We share toys. We go shopping and cause trouble. And we’re into the same activities, like riding the Carousel at The Children's Museum. So far, it hasn’t gotten old. I’m discovering, with Oliver’s help, that there is a new lease on life for me. I get to continue being a kid. I’m in no rush to grow up.
I’m still enjoying my fairly new role as a Father. It has already given me a new perspective on this responsibility and it inspired me to write about my father on my own website.
And now, it makes me consider new activities for father/son bonding opportunities. Our current favorites include, visiting our favorite toy store to buy robots for my collection of course, the The Children's Museum for the Carousel, Dinosphere and anything train related, water parks, now that’s it’s warm, trips for ice cream, playgrounds, and watching vintage cartoon episodes of the Pink Panther.
Honestly, these are all things I would do with or without a kid. I’m just lucky that my son has already reached my level of maturity. I’m hoping we mature together. I plan on being there every step of the way, making him laugh and taking his food.
Happy day-after Father’s Day to all the dad’s out there. If you’re like me, you’re relishing the chance to be with someone who makes you feel like a kid again, someone that makes you laugh and helps you think about the future in an entirely different way. My son definitely does.
Look for us at The Children’s Museum. I’ll be the father pushing his son out of the way to get to the vintage video games.
You can learn more about Daniel Incandela, here: http://danielincandela.com/
