My son just arrived the other day....

Harry Chapin's song just finished on the radio and I am reminded of this past weekend when Logan was in the car with me going to get lunch. At 11, he is a closet singer with a singing voice like his brothers. I was pleased to hear him sing 'Cats In The Cradle' in its entirety, and as it was ending, (the last two verses) ,we pulled up to Schlotzsky's. I asked him if he knew what the song meant and he said he really hadn't thought about it.

I told him that it was a story about a man who was too busy with life and work and although he had a son he was proud of, never took the time to be a part of his life over the crucial years.



I'm gonna be like you dad, you know I'm gonna be like you...

Logan looked at me and said, 'Oh yeahhhh, now I get why he said, as he hung up the phone it occurred him that his son was just like him...'

I smiled and said 'Yep. That's why mom and dad attend all of your events, do and go to different places with you and your brothers and encourage you to live your dream, no matter how outrageous it may seem to others."

One day, when my boys grow up and become men of society and have families, I know that when I call and say " I'd like to see you, if you don't mind..." they will say "ok dad, sure." And when they do, you know i want to hear about how their new job is a hassle, and how the kids have got the flu. And when they leave I'll hug them and say, " it's been real good talking to you sons, I really had a good time boys..."

My dad was and is a strong influence in my life, and as I have model myself after him, I know that my boys will eventually carry on that legacy.