Thanks Digit and Meow. For some reason this kid and my family just clicked. He is a very special child and if God continues to work things out then it will be done, if not then I will be the best father figure that I can possibly be for this child.
We as adults are so quick to blame others for children's action or reaction the do in life, however they must learn it from some where and maybe it is you, maybe it is not, or maybe it should be. I am so tired of seeing boys growing up without dads and then saying wow he had a lot of potential gone to waste. Or these are always classic responses, they are not my children, someone needs to take them in or discipline those kids, sad they don't have good parents and on and on I as well I am sure you could to as well. However we as adults have and need to take back our children from this almost anarchy mentality. In the past 10yrs due to the government suggestions and now telling us how and when to discipline our children and look how that is working out for us. We have kids physically fighting parents, children hate their parents, children are running rampent and figuring out lives because we, and mostly us men are to darn lazy to spend time on anything but ourselves. Then wonder why they are disrespecting their us and mom's, acting out in school, have sex before the ages of 15, AIDS infection at early ages than 10yrs ago, children don't know who they are or what they are living for and leading into the thoughts/acts of suicide, they don't know what they "gender" is and I could go on and on. I am so passionate about this situation as you all can see and it just breaks my heart to see us as parents/men, and great men at that from what I read on this not to take better interest in our children and even those around us who have parents but don't have parents. Remember the child you laughed with today is the man who lead us tomorrow.
I apologize for going off on a tangent, but I just see so many dads who have sooooooo much to bring, offer, mentor and love for our children and those around us and just coping out not to do so. So back to my earlier post and conversation I don't won't to look back and wonder about that child hmmm, uh, whats his name. No I want to make him my own and one day stand pride at him cheering him on in life and know that today this kid has a father.
Again sorry for going off but this is so tender to the touch in my heart and just had to get this off my shoulders.