Before becoming a father, I was meticulous about things being in their right place. Now, I look around at the books, art supplies, and legos scattered around the house, and experience pure joy. #dadstr

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I can definitely relate to it 🙂

It’s an entirely different feeling

I need to learn to get the joy out of that scenario some days. Some days I just pick shit up and bin it bc it's not where it's supposed to be.

It wasn’t automatic, believe me.

Yea it's incredible how much about your neat and tidy life changes.

If it’s plastic and cheap and always in the floor it goes in the trash

Tried to zap. But pure joy among the chaos.

Great to see you embracing the chaos of these seemingly infinitely curious and joyous little people. They really motivate us and put life into proper perspective: seeing the world with fresh eyes, embracing experiences, living in the moment and valuing the most precious and rare time. Early childhood is so brief and amazing, will pass you by before you know it and when it's gone you'll miss it. It's heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. The silver lining is that you're helping shape the person that likely loves you the most and that depth will grow and change in interesting and challenging ways. Looking back it's hard to imagine almost missing the opportunity altogether. It might have been the most significant chapter of life left completely unwritten. I'm just so thankful that it was.

Amen, brother. Miss ya!

You have arrived.

Oui Chef, this is the way.