JNez@thirtydaes.2010

SLEEP-OVERS with the JNez CREW

The Ex

Just the right music, conversation that goes from the serious to the silly, sharing dreams hopes and fears…..

The smell of incense, scented oils, fruity libations, and his Usher cologne………..

The right lighting, soft with shadowed movement from the candles………..

In after-glow the peace and best sleep ever after his release………

The morning after his natural essence lingers on the bed linens and when i notice the cap off the tooth paste and AXE body-wash…..

I relish in our relationship and know he was really here, it wasn’t just a beautiful dream….

The Little ones

The house is suddenly alive with little feet moving around quicker than i do when home alone…..

The kitchen counter is lined with favorite goodies, and grapes for a healthy balance…….

There are markers and colored paper being used to make testaments to their unconditional love that gets proudly displayed on the fridge held up with magnets………..

Then the barrage of questions that intelligent children ask and the fights over which movies to watch while we all settle in towards bedtime………..

Watching the movies and them fighting the sleep that eventually comes, I turnout the lights, cover them up gently, and tip-toe into my bedroom to fall asleep with a full-heart…..

Manhood-Fatherhood

Dark chocolate with a luminescent smile……
Intellect that flows like the Nile, yet humble…..
The symbol of strength and undeniable style…..
Refusing to give up stand still and crumble…..
Support..protection, and love given freely…never stumble
Adversity met with conviction for miles…..
The man the father revered for being unmistakeably original

I wanted to wish all the fathers that visit this blog-site a happy Father’s Day, and extend an acknowledgment to the single Mom’s out there too pulling “double duty” handling both roles.

But I need to send a special shout-out to my friend JNez on this day because he is the Father that other men with the title can be measured by! His girls are amazing, how could they not be with this man in their young lives they lovingly call Dad. It’s awesome to see them together, to witness what parenting by a male can be…… imperfections and all.

My own Dad had a lot of the same qualities and demons, yet he never made me feel anything but loved by him. If I had children I’d want to be that type of Dad……like J and my Dad. In the absence of that wonderful gift…..I have the privilege of observing it….. at its best!

Happy Father’s Day Dad
Happy Father’s Day J

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