Thoughts on fatherhood

Everyone seems to be talking about fatherhood, masculinity, etc. So I'll throw myself in here and say that I have no idea why, but I've really felt an intense need to be a father in recent months. I guess I tend to convey that through raising my pet, but a pet and a child are very different items.

Observe.

A rabbit is not a child.
A child is not a rabbit.
Ham is not kosher.

I don't know where that third observation came from, but I put it down anyway. I suppose it's just me coming out.

So back to this fatherhood thing... I don't know where it's come from. I definately know that Amanda and I are nowhere close to being ready to raise children, nor are we going to try anytime in the next four or five years (If I've understood Amanda correctly, please correct me if I'm wrong ;) ) but dang it... I want a child.

This is insane. I thought women were supposed to be the ones who felt the need for children (and no I don't mean that ALL women crave childbearing... it's just... um... something I heard once and that has been portrayed as true in the media... not that I go there for all my information... most of the time...) so why is it that I envy those people who have children.

Hypothesis one: We are in a young church in which there are many children.
Hypothesis two: Many of the people that we know well are currently with child or expecting children in the near future.
Hypothesis three: Someone is continuously slipping a womens supplement into my drinks and so I now have estrogen coursing through my vains at an alarming rate.

I have to go now. I'll be teaching my French students and thinking nurturing thoughts. Pleast notify me if you notice me growing breasts anytime soon. Thanks.

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