Two Decades a Dad

Not so long ago, my eldest kid said to me, "You know, when the pandemic lockdown started, I was 18: on my next birthday, I'll be 20."

I don't know what shocked me more: that the pandemic has been here for more than a year or that I've been a dad for two decades.

And while it sucks that this is the second birthday where my kid hasn't been able to celebrate with her close friends, while she is alone in her college residence for this birthday, I'm thankful that she's healthy and safe.

I'm also feeling older but not terribly so. Yes, the last 20 years have flown by, but as the adage goes, time flies when you're having fun.

Happy Birthday to my first-born.