Role Model?

AM I?

It has been a while since my last post but with good reason, it has been busy in the Dietrechsen family in the last couple of months...

Jano is starting to grow at an enormous rate now and the fact the he is going to be a big baby did not impress his mother who still needs to carry him to term for another two months. :-) My wife and I are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our first born and we cannot wait to welcome into the world our "little" bundle of joy. I say little because at a probable 4.5 - 5.0 kg's and 50 -60 cm at birth the little man will still be extremely fragile and will need all of our attention and love!

Staying on that topic...I have been plagued with doubt the last couple of months, not doubt in my wife or doubt in my abilities, but doubt in the fact that would I be a good role model for my son? What have I done that my son can be proud of (except marry his mother)? Am I worthy of this gift from GOD?

So, to evaluate this situation lets right down some to do's. I would like to:

1) Learn how to scuba dive
2) Climb Kilimanjaro
3) Run the comrades marathon
4) Sky dive
5) Cycle the 94.7

I do not think that this list is too much to strive for...do you? I would like to accomplish these things so that my son can have a father that he could look up to. Does that mean that if you do not accomplish these things that your son will not be proud or look up to you? of course not!

My father never did any of these things and he is probably the best man I know!!! I look up to him in everything I do, that is what I want for my son. I am just not sure that I can offer that to my son without accomplishing something extraordinary...

I will ponder on this for now and I will post another article soon.

So until next time...

Joel Dietrechsen