I Missed This

Heh.

In 10 days, it will have been 6 years since my last entry. Hell, I didn’t even find out OD had died until long after it was done. And I only just found out it was back last night. So what did I spend the night doing? Fucking reading of course. But of course I have to plug in a modern day update.

So where am I now?

I am a 38 year old married father of 2 boys. Heather and I are still married (barely…for now…but that’s another story for another day). Last I typed, Conner Kent was just, like, 7 months old. He’s 6 and a half now, just recently graduated from kindergarten. His little brother, Oliver Quinn, is 3. Indeed, today was Ollie’s birthday.

Fatherhood is a stressful enterprise. Especially with these guys. Conner was diagnosed as ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) about 4 years ago. He’s mostly non-verbal, at least in terms of verbalizing feelings, wants, and needs. But he’s great with letters, numbers, reading…that kind of stuff. He’s also very prone to late night wake ups where henfoehe dgo back to sleep. We’re talking 3AM and such. And as I work nights right now….I don’t always get much sleep.

Oliver is, it appears, neuro-typical. He’s a full conversationalist already. Totally the opposite from Conner in deleamor, too. Ollie is all sound and fury and a tornado of energy.

I love them both with all.my being. Every description of myself begins with some term synonymous with “dad.” It’s my defining characteristic.

So that’s the basics on me. Next time, I use a goddamn computer. Fuck phone keyboards.

Sayonara.