TGI MF

Play hard, work hard. Balance. Moderation. Blah, blah, blah...As a parent, I want to shield you from all the bad stuff and only expose you to the good stuff. Unfortunately, that's not realistic, it's not healthy, and it's not possible. Which is why you should really accept that life is about give and take. If you happen to get it all, that's great, but remember that getting half is pretty good.

I work early in the morning, late at night, on weekends and holidays and vacations, but it allows me the freedom to go golfing before work. I don't have to mark all my time off. I get to drop you off and pick you up from daycare and when So is closed, I get to open the doors to Daddy Daycare for you. I wish I could have it all, but I'm learning to be okay with what I got. Make juice out of whatever life throws at you son.

Happy Mother's Day

Better early than late right? I think you suffer from my ability not to be able to hold in good stuff because you want to share so much. It's a pretty hilarious card. I'm surprised that you wanted to draw more and I had to stop you. There was only so much space...

Without you, Mommy couldn't be a great mom and I couldn't be a dad. Thank you. I'm sorry I had to smack you, but I hope it works. Have to nip the issues in the bud if possible. Don't forget to wish mommy a happy Mother's Day Sunday okay? Maybe we'll go somewhere for Mommy's Day...

Seis De Mayo

We still didn't have tacos...But someone had chocolates from Uncle Tony. You're doing good, but you can do better. I really hate repeating myself and I think it sucks that mommy has to because she won't smack you. I'm gonna start smacking you rather than repeating myself. I find it funny that Ong and Ba don't like me smacking you, but I'm sure they had no problem smacking me. I recall getting smacked when I stole gum from the grocery store...

I firmly believe that you owe me nothing. It's my responsibility to give you the best life possible and that I owe you. However, I also believe that I only owe you enough to get you started on the life path that is better than my own. I can't take care of you forever. And I'm sure I can't teach you forever. I hope more of the good stuff sticks sooner than later. But I also realize that it's also about me being a good example. I'll work on that. #betterman

Cinco De Mayo

And we didn't have any tacos today. I'm also very tired, but I can't go to sleep yet. I have to wait for you and the laundry. I feel like I get tired around 8PM, but I have to stick it out because you don't sleep until 10PM and I have things I need to do. Nice photo. I don't recognize this truck. Mommy donated a lot of toys today. We also saw a little frog today too. And no you can step on living things...

I hope that you keep your compassion as you get older. The world has a way of sometimes stealing innocence and joy. While the negative things you say may reflect how you feel, you need to find a way to regulate your emotions better. I'll try to be a good example for you. Emotional intelligence is something I can emphasize the importance of to you. You control your emotions, don't let them control you or others control them for you...

Another WWW

At least you woke up early. Unfortunately, you did not have a good transition back to daycare. You actually cried when we got there. WWW. Uncle Tony got you chocolate from Ireland. I can't tell the difference, but it means more chocolate for you. Hope you poop good.

Hopefully, it's a one day and back to the routine for you. Sucks that we're going back to the East Coast in a few weeks. Sorry that it couldn't be a redeye so you're probably gonna be tired. At least we get back earlier on Sunday so you have some time before you have to sleep. Wonder what we can do to make these transitions/returns to reality better for you...

Long Day

It was one for everyone. I got home at 10PM and was up since 5AM. You got home after 1AM and yet you still woke up on time Monday (spoiler alert). You had a safe trip with mommy. I hope she wasn't trying to hide any failures. I have more faith and less stress when you travel alone with Mommy now. Not sure if you want to travel with just Team Matcha Boba, but you can...

Hope you have a great day tomorrow. I'm not gonna hold my breath because it's always a challenge the day after...

Saturday

The group only played one round today. Daddy, Uncle Kevin and Uncle Mario decided to play two rounds. It was the cheapest rounds of the weekend. Glad we played even though I didn't play well. Hopefully, I'll always believe that bad golfing is better than not golfing. The rest of the guys got massages and I heard they were expensive, so golf was a good option. Plus we still got home in time in order to make food for our Awards Dinner.

Uncle Vuong, won the trophy this year. Daddy was not near winning. However, I did find motivation to do better in the future. Golf is a sport you really can't be lazy if you want to score well. I tried for a long time to be lazy, now I need to be serious. I guess that's a good lesson for life. Take things you find important seriously in life. Otherwise, they weren't that important. I need to take my weight and health more seriously....