Blogger Ponders Possible Link Between "Unclehood" and "Adulthood"

At just after 9 AM Eastern Time, the 20 inch, 8.7 pound Michael Bennett Reitz entered the world with a scream and a holler. Much joy and elation was felt by Blogger. To be consistent with the nature of this blog, he is moving on to the subsequent ponderings on being an uncle and what it means, etc.

Many things have been written about the powerful change of perspective that often occurs upon becoming a father. But practically nothing has been written on the powerful change enacted upon uncles.

Your blogger is here to right the worlds wrongs.

(Wannabe writers of the world, note alliteration).

New fathers talk about a new sense of direction. A feeling of responsibility. The distinct impression - if you will - that they are being welcomed into the world of adulthood (scary stuff).

But for a person of Blogger's extreme sensitivity, unclehood has done a similar trick. In fact, if Blogger had been sent to a real school instead of going to the "Bigger Blogger's of America School for the Procrastination Gifted" his mother would doubtlessly have told the teacher on the first day something like this:

"Don't spank little Marky. He's an extremely sensitive child. If he ever acts up just spank the child next to him. That will scare him enough as it is."

So here I am an uncle. Facing the reality that some people may put me in the adult category. You would think that at a time like this I would be making vows to change my free spirited ways and settle down as a productive member of society. Ha!

Baby steps. Baby steps.

I will start with the achievable. Stuff like no longer adding a cup of brown sugar to my bowl of Lucky Charms (that's a kind of cereal for all of you people raised on granola).

Furthermore, I will work on raising more money so that I can play the "Sugar Uncle" to little Ben, visit often, take him to Six Flags, help his father (at Ben's young age, I will allow his father to be the primary male burper and pooper scooper as well) teach him the fine art of cornering on driving video games, etc.

Being a "Sugar Uncle" is definitely a step into the world of adult. But at the same time, it still has the fun that your Blogger wishes to remain accustomed too. In other words, fatherhood for blogger is too hot, no young kin is too cold, but unclehood is just right.

To put it one more way, Blogger fully intends to put the "fun" into disfunctional for young Ben. He intends to mold his young skull of mush into a young skull of mush with honey and raisins.

What a fine education young Mr. Reitz is in for. Yeeeeehaaaaaaawwwwwwww!