Saturday night, after the game, we were sitting around talking about the future as it pertains to our children. A lot of scary concepts came up concerning what would happen or what would my reaction be if The Grape came home and said, "_________." (Insert any parental fears here)
I have faith in myself that I will be a good dad. I know that I will go out of my way to make sure The Grape is looked after and provided for. I will go out of my way to always be there for her and protect her, keeping her safe from the things that can harm little girls.
But I can't keep her safe forever.
That lone fact there scares the shit out of me. For everything I will do over the next several years, I'm going to reach a point where I can't keep her safe or protect her and it scares the ever-loving shit out of me.
I don't know how parents do it...
But I'd sure love to know how.
