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This was the weekend we conquered stone mountain
It's a bonding thing I do with my son
Although my wife finds it hard letting us have our moments
So we are halfway up the mountain and get a phone call
She and my brother's fiance are on their way with my 12mth old son
All the peace I had aquired immediately left
As I imagined her struggling to walk the rugged trail
with a 20lb baby attached to her neck and back
So I sat at the top of the mountain trying to enjoy the scenery
while waiting on them wondering if they would actually make it
My wife has a problematic knee and my brother's fiance was just showing off a bandaid on hers
Where they just wanting to prove a point?
Not wanting to feel like less than equal
Or in my wife's case just not liking being told what to do
So they left the other kids with the rest of our party and decided to make the hike
I imagine them making it up on stubborness,
Talking about us men the entire way up
Envoking every negative memory they could using it as strength!
I was relieved to see them on their way up, when we were just descending
While we had a great time hiking
It was me, my son Niree, brother's Anthony and Jerald of the HBO crew, and Jesse a troubled teen that Anthony mentors.
We were tired ourselves and passed a 42 year old mom with a huge backpack with a kid in it!
She admitted to being a cross country runner, after making fun of us for whining about the hike
We passed a father who had his son doing pushups ontop of one of the rocks
I asked my son Niree what's up with that?
And although I didnt get any pushups, he did about 3 jumping jacks for me :-)
I dont push my son to be some super athelete
I push him to be super academically inclined though
Even though he is one of the leaders on his youth football squad
We focus on books and dream of being scientist and engineers
The football and sports is just a hobby, I have to make sure it's viewed that way
At the half way point, he did about 30 pushups
No doubt in competive mode now,
didnt want the other son to impress his dad more than he could
I Smiled and told him that was enough and to conserve his energy for the rest of the hike
Once at the top we refilled our water bottles and talked for what seemed like an hour
has to be one of my top 10 best ways to clear your mind!
Going up and coming down we passed and met some of the most interesting people
People of all races and ages
An older kid had an obnoxious whistle device and sounded like a duck
Obviously trying to rebel in his own little way
He seemed slightly embarrassed as Anthony yelled "There goes Darkwing Duck!"
My family is quick to clown strangers
I caught several women eyeing my brother's as we walked down
It was funny, because I had fell back some
And didnt seem to be with the group
So I saw older women looking them up and down from head to toe
As if they had some fantasy going on in their heads
I laughed so hard and loud, hoping to embarrass them as we are all spoken for
But it was all in good humor
Some younger girls made Anthony start to plan for his daughter
A group of young black girls seen our group descending
They were at the rest stop
One of them took and tied her t-Shirt tight and raised it to just under her chest
Her shorts were already barely covering her butt
And we walked past in disgust
Thinking of our kids
Praying that we were able to guide them a little better than that
Hoping that they respect their bodies and the men around them
I even teach my sons that
Dont walk around my house in your underwear,
Put some pajamas on at night
Change clothes while you are in the bathroom
Dont want to see you streak across the hall naked after a shower!
But basically instilling seeds that they should respect themselves
and those that are around them
My 12mth old is the only one allowed to enjoy running around naked
and he Thoroughly enjoys it!
In a year or so, I'll be chasing him with a diaper telling him to cover his lil butt up
It's monday and I'm at work now
I have a lot to do for IBM and for my own business
So I guess I will be getting started
A lot more happened this weekend but I wont force you to read anymore
I think you have enough to love me or hate me over...
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