Not Like A Regular Uncle
I like working with kids. And I like being around kids. And for the longest time, I was absolutely sure that I wanted kids later on in life. But after hanging around all my nieces and nephews this weekend, I realize that I had to re-evaluate how I feel about this.
Don't get me wrong, I love my nieces and nephews to death, but I like the idea that they can visit me every once in a while, think I'm awesome, and then go home to their parents when they get fussy or hormonal. It's true. I like that kids think I'm cool.
At work, I'm the only guy with an extensive background in Pokemon. Am I embarrassed? Hell no. You know how impressed kids are when you drop into a conversation with such gems of knowledge as, "Fire types are OK against dragon types, but you'd be best off with an ice type."? A lot, let me tell you.
I don't ever want to be the "i hate you- you ruined my life- why don't you understand me?" figure in a child's life. I'm content being not like a regular uncle, but a cool uncle and dropping by every once in a while and saying, "Ugh, you kids keep me young."
As long as kids (at work and in my family) still think I'm the greatest person they have ever met, I'm fine.
Don't get me wrong, I love my nieces and nephews to death, but I like the idea that they can visit me every once in a while, think I'm awesome, and then go home to their parents when they get fussy or hormonal. It's true. I like that kids think I'm cool.
At work, I'm the only guy with an extensive background in Pokemon. Am I embarrassed? Hell no. You know how impressed kids are when you drop into a conversation with such gems of knowledge as, "Fire types are OK against dragon types, but you'd be best off with an ice type."? A lot, let me tell you.
I don't ever want to be the "i hate you- you ruined my life- why don't you understand me?" figure in a child's life. I'm content being not like a regular uncle, but a cool uncle and dropping by every once in a while and saying, "Ugh, you kids keep me young."
As long as kids (at work and in my family) still think I'm the greatest person they have ever met, I'm fine.