Posts Tagged ‘fatherhood’

Paternity

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Speaking of last week and paternal relationships. I ran into my father for the first time in seven or eight years. When I saw him I had no intentions of acknowledging him. I was asked to step back by someone I grew up with.

Lil’ Deon was with me. This was the first time he had met the man. The last time he saw Lil’ Deon, he was about three. My son has an uncle and and aunt he has never met. Aaliyah, his aunt, is a year or two younger than him. I have another sister. She just turned four or five that neither of us have met. I am not even sure anyone is aware that I know about her.

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A Productive Couple of Weeks

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

As I sit here listening to music, cleaning out my mail box and some of my numerous social lists, I find myself thinking back on my week. This past week was probably the most productive and positive I have had in some time. The week prior I saw a few people but did not end feeling like I really accomplished much. I mean I was the first person to get a perfect score on their MS Word evaluation. It just wasn’t a big deal because I don’t feel that it was an honest assessment of what I could do because there was no creation involved.

This past week, I was in testing much of the week. The two that I am particularly concerned with are the MS Word/Excel and Powerpoint tests. I am a bit rusty since I haven’t done any completely native work in the last 2 or so years in MS Office. Turns out I am not that rusty at all. I was told at 1st glance, my tests were about 7, 7+ out of 8, respectively.

Recently, I have a been getting to spend a bit more time with Minimee. I realize he has been reaching out to me, but because I have been down I have been kinda hiding. I just realize that although he might be a stoic like me sometimes, he needs me as much as I need him. We tend to buffer each other’s concerns. So I have made it a point to have lunch with him everyday after school, so we can talk, get some of the stuff that is bother us out. I like to keep him informed of what’s going on with me. I don’t want him thinking I have given up on him.