<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279543931694223589</id><updated>2011-07-04T21:17:19.650-07:00</updated><title type='text'>omg.  I am a father</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://father-in-training.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3279543931694223589/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://father-in-training.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>da_BloB</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02032163385181183020</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yS8tV79mrSo/ThKJQqqfUrI/AAAAAAAAAAY/D5NVDtHxeF8/s220/_DSC0767.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279543931694223589.post-5871664745025695079</id><published>2011-07-04T21:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-04T21:17:19.673-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dear Mason</title><content type='html'>You are just over one year old. &amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Your mom is in love with you totally, absolutely, and unquestionably. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;By the time you read this, you probably know how forgetful I can be and how I can lose notes, books, computer files, so this can be it. &amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;My Words to you. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm your dad. . . . . &amp;nbsp; in training. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I don't know what kind of dad I am when you read this. &amp;nbsp;Good, bad, or ugly. &amp;nbsp;Or all of the above. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Whatever I am, I hope I don't ruin your life or traumatize you in too severe of a way. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's because I don't know how to be a dad. &amp;nbsp;I haven't a clue. &amp;nbsp;I'm picking up bits and pieces from people I talk to or see what they do. &amp;nbsp;To be honest, I feel like at 29 years old I am finally figuring out bit by bit on how to be me. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Who am I to be a dad?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But I am. &amp;nbsp; I am here. &amp;nbsp;You are here. &amp;nbsp;You're mom is here. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And I will try. &amp;nbsp; no. &amp;nbsp;no try. &amp;nbsp;will do. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; I will be your dad. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Love you kiddo. &amp;nbsp; my boy. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3279543931694223589-5871664745025695079?l=father-in-training.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://father-in-training.blogspot.com/feeds/5871664745025695079/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://father-in-training.blogspot.com/2011/07/dear-mason.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3279543931694223589/posts/default/5871664745025695079'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3279543931694223589/posts/default/5871664745025695079'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://father-in-training.blogspot.com/2011/07/dear-mason.html' title='Dear Mason'/><author><name>da_BloB</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02032163385181183020</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yS8tV79mrSo/ThKJQqqfUrI/AAAAAAAAAAY/D5NVDtHxeF8/s220/_DSC0767.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
