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Keeping the Friends You Have
One of my buddies invited me out to his bachelor party tomorrow evening. It’s good to know that so far, the fact that I’ll soon be a dad hasn’t scared my non-parent friends away. I’ve expressed concern before (somewhere in the archives here) about losing my friends, and I still hope that doesn’t happen. However, I’ve recently come to a realization: it’s not necessarily that my friends will abandon me, but rather that I will find I have less in common with them, and abandon them. All this time, I’ve been ready to place the blame on my friends, but I really should be keeping an eye on myself. I don’t believe we have to lose our non-parent friends when we have a child, but it’s not necessarily their responsibility to keep the friendship intact.
Parenting will require a lot of time and energy from me. It’s great to be focused on the child, but there needs to be some “Rob” time, and it’s in my best interest to make the effort to keep my current set of friends. There will be new friends who are parents, for sure, but that involves a whole new set of conversation topics. I still need the old set of friends to talk about things other than diapers and puke, and to fulfill my monthly beer quota.
On Schedule
Kandis and I went to our 38-week baby checkup today. I had been hoping the doctor would discover something that might have prompted her to push the due date up by a week. Unfortunately, we had no suck luck, so we’re still on schedule for April 12th. It was a little disappointing, but two weeks isn’t that long, especially after waiting nine months. Two weeks will come and go in the blink of an eye, as do most things that we await with great anticipation.
A Letter to Wall Street
Dear Wall Street Investors,
I have several mutual funds set up, which would provide me with enough money to retire at age 96, and send our unborn son to one week’s worth of college when the time comes. Just because there’s some negative news on last month’s housing sales, does not mean you have to dump all your stocks, thereby causing a dip in the market. Every time that you participate in a massive sell-off, my IRA takes a drop that I’m not always mentally equipped to handle.
If you would, please hold on to your stocks. There’s no need to unload your stocks because you’re unable to handle a little bad news. Look at the long-term, and help keep my retirement/college fund alive and well.
Thanks for your consideration.
Regards,
Rob Seaver
Long Term Investor
