MY SON JAKE
It’s Christmas, the tree is lite so beautifully it twinkles like stars in the night sky. I’m somewhere new, Ive been here before but I’ve never been here for Christmas morning . Sumo, My Doberman, and I were celebrating a few things that year and a tragic loss ... celebrating a new Family and 2 wonderful kids , but my mom just passed in October of that year and it was a rough Christmas. I’m really not sure I would have survived if not for two wonderful boys. One of them is Jake, now my oldest son.
Jake want’s me to assemble LEGO for him, looks at me just like he does in this picture, these eyes you see came to be known as his puss-eyes. If you’ve seen the movie Shrek, there’s a cute little kitty played by Antonio Banderas that makes a “sad please face” this is that face. Fun fact about the movie Shrek Chris Farley had almost all his lines completed (90%) in the movie before he died. They had to start all over with Mike Myers, who would only do the movie if the script was rewritten. And So it was, Myers made $108,000 a minute in that movie.
So Jake looks at me, with puss-eyes and asks me to assemble LEGO because “it’s star wars and some of it’s pretty tough“ he said. I gladly agree, well it was tough. Damn tough, countless hours. Jake coming up to me for days saying “ oh looks good, you almost done” I would say “close buddy, almost “ as I bandage up my bleeding figure tips and fumbling with LEGO that feels like the size of and ant in my huge hands. Finally it’s done . Jake on the right in the fuzzy blue and green PJ’s is so happy, as is his little brother Griff
This is not a LEGO post, I’ll leave those to xrptwin, check out Ferdi’s coil here 👇🏻
This post is about Jake my son, because today it’s his 16th BIRTHDAY While I wasn’t here for his first 6 Christmas’s i can guarantee I won’t miss another one while my heart still pumps blood and I’m on this earth. I am his step dad, his only dad, as his birth father was just a sperm donor and just left, threw these two kids aside like yesterday’s garbage. I stepped in and that’s the only time I will use the word step. I am his dad, I love him to death. He is a wonder boy , And it’s time to Party this blog is a little about Jake ❤️
Jake Is a very caring and loving boy, Well a man now almost. He’s not fond of school but which kid is ? Luckily he can breeze through it and get 80’s & 90’s with little effort. I was the opposite of this, I worked my ass off for a 70%. He loves building LEGO, he wants the BatMobile so bad for his birthday. Just like he did with Julie the pug, if he saves up his money he will buy that BatMobile. He is very driven and very determined as a child and I have no doubt when he finds a passion it will make him a very successful adult.
He enjoys playing video games, as most kids do. Likes watching movies at home and snuggling his big buddy Charlie. Or as I like to call him Charlie with a K ... Kharlie Kardashian because Charlie has a big ass, he does it’s true.Every night Charlie sleeps with Jake, when it’s time for bed or even before Charlie wants to go up stairs and sprawl out on the bed with his buddy Jake. Jake Loves Marvel’s Universe, and Lord of the rings, enjoys scary movies
His new favourite passion is hockey, loves the Edmonton Oilers. He knows every stat on every NHL player. I don’t know how his brain keeps all that info organized but it does. Games are just so expensive to go see but we try to see 4-5 games a year. With Covid affecting the playoffs this year he is pretty upset, Oilers we’re doing well and all of us were looking forward to a round or two of playoffs. Of course he likes McDavid 97 👏🏻 Jakes younger brother , my other son , Griffin loves the Calgary flames 🤢🤮. Part of me thinks just to tease Jake and I but he truly does seem to like them . I’ve failed as a parent , as a father ... the CALGARY FLAMES ... oh dear lord ...why god ? WWWHHHYYYYYY!
Jake is one of a kind, he’s Jake. My oldest son. I can not possible love you anymore than I do right now at this very moment. Being your dad comes from my heart, we aren’t blood but I don’t know any difference. You will do amazing things in your life, anything you can imagine it can be yours ❤️ Hard work and determination will get you anything , truly anything in this life .
I truly believe it takes a special person to love someone else’s kids as there own not everyone can do it.
I love this Brad Paisley song, please have a listen ❤️
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