Hey kids

You must’ve thought I had forgotten about you. Wild scenes there for a minute. Did you know that within the past few months, I found myself saying I would be okay without kids? I lied. It wouldn’t be the first time.
I never thought you’d be something I had to lie about. I’m trying to understand why. Maybe I was a little embarrassed. I don’t know why; maybe it’s because my actions are not aligned with bringing you all in. If you gave me a chance to write down what I want most in the world, it’s to get you all into this phase of my life where I could give you so much more than what was given to me as a kid. Not having enough used to be a reason I would hold off on making any efforts to bring you, but now it’s the opposite. So, it’s always something.
You know you’ll hear me saying this often when you’re growing up, but I’ll repeat it here. You have to judge a man by two phases of his life, one when he has nothing and two when he has everything. I’ve had nothing, and I’ve had everything. One thing about having everything is that you always want more. If your goal is to travel, no amount of traveling will make you feel satisfied. If you want money, no amount of money will ever be enough. I say this because I have a funny way of chasing after what I want. Most of my adult life has consisted of running away and being okay with wasting time. That’s no way to live life. One day you’ll understand where I’m coming from, and I hope I’m still around to talk you through all the distractions that came along my journey.