I am a grown man.
At 41, I have done most all of the things I expected I would. I got a college degree. I have a career. I got married and we have two kids. I do guy/dad things like cut the grass, clean the gutters, build tree houses and grill meat. All this makes me feel very manly... most of the time.
Tomorrow is different. Tomorrow I will be going to a princess party. What I have in store is lots and lots of little girls, all dressed in hot-pink princess regalia to celebrate our little friend Katie's birthday while playing in giant blowup castle bounce-houses. It is more than most men could handle, but being secure in my masculinity, I am ok.
I love being a dad. I get to do all kinds of cool stuff and use my kids as an excuse. (like how I convinced Tina into letting me get Disney passes "for the kids".) This is one of these things. Hopefully, I can be manly and still tea-party with the best of them. And just wait until they get me into that giant moonwalk!
(I just hope that at least the cake is not pink!)
