Somewhere, back in the foggy history of a time in my life before being a father, something slowly, continually chipped away at the resistance i'd built up to taking that step. One of those was the occasional encounter with a toddler in the coffee shop, waiting patiently while his father's coffee order was filled. The exchange would be anything from an innocent smile to a full blow exchange between us of 'hide and seek' ducking, or making silly faces. Those moments definitely chipped away and gradually gave me a taste of the joys and pleasures that can come with being a parent.
Recently, while waiting for my coffee with my own son, i found him engaged in a full blown exchange of 'hide and seek' ducking and silly face exchanges with a young man also awaiting his order. And it felt like closing a circle.
