Trying

We really are trying to get a sibling for you. This is gonna be our third attempt at IVF. Not sure if you'll know what that means by the time you read this, but just know (although we started late), we are making an effort to expand our family. This is my half of the cost of the recent attempt.

I know you will never really be alone, but I also know it can be lonely alone as a child. You always want mommy and daddy to watch or play with you. I'm sorry that we can't always do that. I will make a conscious effort to do more of that (including watching your shows with you), but it also is important for you to learn to be independent. Just like with work, you need to be a good independent worker along with being a good team collaborator. Prayers the third time is a charm...

Why Can't You Be Happy Daddy?

I'll be happy when you listen and eat good. It's very sweet of you to ask and try to make me happy though. I wish you understood that if you did what you're supposed to do, everyone's' lives around you would be better and easier. I just saw a post about how success is how humans were programmed. Birds don't need lessons to fly. Fish don't need lessons to swim. Humans don't need lessons to be successful. You just need to follow the plan.

You also don't see fish swimming in the sky or birdies flying in the water. Sometimes the reason why you may not be successful is because you're not where you're supposed to be. Just like how a bottle of water is $0.25 at Costco, but $6.00 at the airport. Your value can change based on where you are. Just some things to think about...

Wisdom

And grit. Those are really important things to have. There's still quite a bit of milk tea here, but I threw it away anyways. It wasn't great so I don't need to consume the extra calories. It may be a little waste of money, but it's worth the sacrifice to not consume unnecessary stuff. It's the same with life. You have to know when to walk away. It might mean you lose a little, but it could save you from losing a lot more.

Grit will help you keep going when the going gets tough. I wish that it was easy to determine when it's best to walk away and when it's best to keep going. So I pray that you'll develop your own wisdom and be able to use that to make your life easier and better. Don't keep making life harder than it should be. Patience my grasshopper.

Soccer

You did good. The kids seem nice and the so do the coaches. It seems like you might be okay. Unfortunately, it did not wear you out as you were not tired when you got home. But maybe you will be the first Vietnamese soccer star? As long as you can take care of yourself, I'll be happy. You don't need to take care of me. I will try not to be a burden on you.

We don't have your first game until next weekend so you still have one more practice. Wonder how long photo day will be Saturday. I'm not golfing just for you buddy. I will try to have at least one day in the weekend for family time. Sorry that it can't be the same day every week.

Last Sunday Evening Mass

We hopefully won't go to Sunday evening mass until you skip nap time. It's just too much mommy says. You don't look this happy when we wake you up to go to Sunday mass and it makes it a rush to end the weekend. I think it's better if you guys had went to mass without me today, but mommy didn't want to do that. Sorry. I'm okay if no one rubs my head and says "Nice haircut sir..."

I don't have a photo from Sunday because I didn't take one. We had good sushi and you ate good and we saw bac Minh, Ong Ba and your cousins. It was quite a productive day. I went golfing too. Anyhow, it's back to the grind tomorrow. Hope you have a great week!

Party Time

You got to hang out with your friends and their parents today. Boy did you have a good time. Maybe too good of a time, but that’s okay. I’m sorry you don’t have a sibling or hang out with friends in the regular, but at least you have So. That’s why you need to go (and because mommy and daddy work).

I don’t know if we’re going to buy Jasmine a scooter, but you do need to learn to respect people’s personal space. Not sure how we can teach that effectively, but we need to try because we don’t want anyone feeling uncomfortable around you…

Whoa

Who's super smart and compassionate? This guy...

Who's also not so smart and sometimes mean? Same guy. LOL. Anyhow, I really appreciate the positives you demonstrate. Ironically, it makes the negatives much more frustrating. I know you're only 3 years old, but you're so smart and compassionate already. I hope the world and life doesn't erode those qualities. I hope that life and the world will erode the negative stuff. As you mature and understand more, I pray you use that evolution to reduce the bad and increase the good. Good boys get whatever they want from their parents. You can have all the tow trucks and race tracks you want if you're good...