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I am 40 and it is still shocking. I will be broken when my dad dies:/
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He started out as a dad, and became more and more human in the last forty-three years. >

I can’t remember anything from my childhood, other than myself getting older. >

One day you walk in to see them and realize that they're no longer just older than you.
They're old, and time is flying. >

That really hit me hard, next time I see my mom I’m telling her how much I appreciate everything she’s done! 
Sometimes because of the daily grind I forget to tell the ones I love how much they really matter to me. >

My parents never grew.  They devolved.
We were once a successful, happy family with a business and plenty of money to be comfortable.  Then my mom started being a cunt about the way my dad was running the business, cheated on him, and left.  Dad drank the business away and mom became an insufferable narcissist that I don't talk to anymore. >

Yeah, unless your going to keep pumping babies into a women, they will always get bored at home if your ultra focused on your business and basically show up to sleep, eventually your partner will feel empty and lonely. Unless its a nice family business like a restaurant, farm, etc. Owning your own business is getting to decide what 80 hours a week you want to work. Lmao >

How business works by someone who doesn't own a business, see inside magazine for marriage counselling and more! >

Looking back on my childhood, it’s insane for me to think about my parents having two kids right out of high school.. I’m 25 and dove into parenthood with my fiancée, who has a 7 year old (4 when we started seeing each other). I have learned and grown so much in the last 3 years.
We also have an 11 m/o together, and nothing could’ve prepare me for taking care of a baby, but again, I’ve learned and grown, and I wouldn’t have it any other way now. Being a dad is cool