Cold Day

Jacob, my son. The reason I called you Curtis is because I wanted you to have a middle name that means respect. Many Brits living at this  time seem to lack respect. Sometimes I see used tissues placed on a shelf next to food in a supermarket, they blow their nose then they leave the tissue on an empty part of the supermarket shelf, that is very disrespectful to everyone. On the buses and trains, some of the seats face eachother, I see people putting their feet on the seat opposite them, all the dirt on their shoe will then be on the other passengers bottom, that is so rude.  People throw rubbish on the floor on the street, they want someone else to pick it up for them. I hear people swearing outside in a public place sometimes and there are young children around. 

Your middle name literally means respect (courtesy/courteous) because I don't want you to grow into a rude person. To me, that is very important. 

The week my life changed

The week during mid April is the week that changed my life. Starting from the 15th of April my pregnant wife started having contractions. A few days later, exactly one month after St Patrick's day on the 17th my son was born.

My first child was born in the middle of Spring and the middle of the day at the same time former president of Peru Alan Garcia shot himself in the head to defy arrest and life. We gave him the name Jacob.

I am no longer Me, I am Us. I am a family. We are a small family of three but we are us. My son was born and I was filled with love. I felt love and wonder, he is a small little man with his own personality, He will have his own quirks and his own values and his own world to create. He will have his own memories to share. Perhaps he is reading this now.

I hope to get the opportunity to do all the Dad things like unbolt my son's training wheels when he masters his first bike and teach him everything I know. I will steer him away from bad mischievous paths. I will take him to Amusement parks and holidays and hopefully share many happy memories and see him grow into a happy man with his own family.