Promoted to Dad

What is it, that's so satisfying about watching my daughter drink hot chocolate? Sometimes your job as a parent seems to be to get your child to calm down. Children are naturally in one of two states. Super excited (happy) and super excited (sad). As a parent, while you don't expect them to be completely zen or emotionless, your ideal state would be for them to be happy, but not mind blown happy. This is the state I find my daughter in, when she's sipping on hot chocolate, while reading a book. To top it, the thick chocolatey liquid also seems nutritious. It's probably not, but it looks like it. So it satisfies another primal need to provide nutrition to my offspring. I am step away from beating my chest in this hip cafe, as I type this. Oh, and the last reason why this is so satisfying. Its because we’re spending time with each other without needing to talk. So I have the luxury to ponder this question, sip on my cappuccino and even write this piece! Ah! I feel like ...