Well, while Anderson Cooper focuses his eye on those who passed in 2006…
Much like 2005 was the year of Serena… 2006 was the year of Grayson. 2006 was the beginning of the wildest ride I have ever embarked on… even wilder that joining the Foreign Service.
It goes without saying that Grayson is very special to me. Becoming a father was, bar none, the most profound thing that has ever happened to my life… and I don’t take the responsibility… or rather, HONOR, of fatherhood lightly. It’s magical and wonderful, frustrating and tiresome… and no matter how defeated I can feel as a father… that feeling of failure is, somehow, equally rewarding. It is an interesting dichotomy I’ll never truly understand, but will always appreciate.
Simply put, when you cut through all the horrible BS that ‘defined’ 2006… for me… it was the year I helped make my best friend, and for that I will always be grateful for the gift Serena gave me.
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Your post brought tears to my eyes. I never knew what unconditional love was until I had my son...
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