This is the first of a series of 10 posts where I will attempt to answer questions that my mother has wished her mother (my Nana) could/would answer. While they may be geared towards someone near the end of their life but I’ve decided to tackle them anyway. I understand others in my family have also decided to do the same. For further details see the italics in the previous post. Okay, on with the show:
What do you consider your greatest accomplishment in life?
I believe I would have had some difficulty answering this question a few short years ago. The answer today is easy and while cliché, is nonetheless 100% true. My son is the light of my life and an absolute joy. He is an amazing human being and unquestionably my greatest accomplishment. It is hard to believe that in a few short weeks I will have another child. The prospect I will admit is both a cause for happiness and terror. The second time is certainly easier in a lot of ways but I still have angry rabid butterflies having a slam-dance in my stomach when I think about it.
Back on point, I have heard many times from numerous sources that my son is nice, polite and fun to be around and I truly cannot remember any words that have brought me such joy. Much of this credit of course goes to my wife who manages amazingly to be both a fair disciplinarian as well as the source of love and understanding that both my son and I go to for emotional replenishment. She is both our rock and our pillow. Should I die tomorrow (knock on wood) I would truly feel fulfilled and I have made the world a better place for the fact that my son is now on it, and to a lesser degree from my own actions.
I’m delighted to report that there are many accomplishments that I am proud of, along of course with a few I’m not quite as proud (read: mortifyingly remorseful). However, this is solely about my greatest and the greatest by far is Canucklehead Jr., who will soon have some company in that role. Stay tuned for my next post, which with a quick glance at the question I suspect may be somewhat similar to this one. I encourage all of you to play along at home – I understand that the nature of the questions may not be conducive to posting responses in a public forum, such as a blog – but I do believe that simply thinking of the questions yourself may lead to self-improvement of some sort. Of course, I’m totally guessing. Cheers!
