Sunday, February 19, 2006
True Love is the greatest thing in the world, except for a nice MLT
At 4:04pm Last night, I officially became Uncle Vince. My sister gave birth to a 22 inch tall, 10lb baby girl-Mary LuciaRose Turner (MLT). I hope to have pictures up later in the week.
Growing up, I never really wanted a child of my own, I didn't believe I could deal with what my parents dealt with. And I knew I didn't want to be like my Godfather in the way he didn't have his son till he was in his late 30's and now he's mid-50's trying to deal with a teenager. So in my late 20's, while married, The Ex and I discussed having children. We agreed to do it once she was done with school. I even had her agreed that in the slim chance we had a boy and girl twins that we could name them Clark and Addison.
But then Theresa had the brain surgery and school fell on the back burner to health. Then when she was ready to go back to school, I was out of work with my back problems, and school had to wait again so she could support us for two months. And the next thing you know, we'd been together for 4 years and had not gone foreword in our lives. Then torward the end of the relationship, I found out, from her cousin, that Theresa was pregnant. I wasn't supposed to know this, and to this day, my parents are convinced it was the Ex's way at hurting me one last time before she left me. She had it aborted. When I asked her about it she said that she wasn't even sure it was mine.
Now I've never really been one that was against Abortion 100%. I believe that Abortion is OK if you were raped. I also believe that the law should read that in order to have an Abortion, you must be willing to file a police report on the father. But to do it because she couldn't deal with a black baby (if it wasn't mine) or a baby after a failed marriage, wasn't right.
In two months I'll be 32, and I came to the realization over the last year that I will never have a child of my own. So at 4:04 last night I was overjoyed not only for my sister and her husband, but for me a little to because I realized that this will probably be the closest I come to experiencing the miracle of life.
This child will be so spoiled.
Growing up, I never really wanted a child of my own, I didn't believe I could deal with what my parents dealt with. And I knew I didn't want to be like my Godfather in the way he didn't have his son till he was in his late 30's and now he's mid-50's trying to deal with a teenager. So in my late 20's, while married, The Ex and I discussed having children. We agreed to do it once she was done with school. I even had her agreed that in the slim chance we had a boy and girl twins that we could name them Clark and Addison.
But then Theresa had the brain surgery and school fell on the back burner to health. Then when she was ready to go back to school, I was out of work with my back problems, and school had to wait again so she could support us for two months. And the next thing you know, we'd been together for 4 years and had not gone foreword in our lives. Then torward the end of the relationship, I found out, from her cousin, that Theresa was pregnant. I wasn't supposed to know this, and to this day, my parents are convinced it was the Ex's way at hurting me one last time before she left me. She had it aborted. When I asked her about it she said that she wasn't even sure it was mine.
Now I've never really been one that was against Abortion 100%. I believe that Abortion is OK if you were raped. I also believe that the law should read that in order to have an Abortion, you must be willing to file a police report on the father. But to do it because she couldn't deal with a black baby (if it wasn't mine) or a baby after a failed marriage, wasn't right.
In two months I'll be 32, and I came to the realization over the last year that I will never have a child of my own. So at 4:04 last night I was overjoyed not only for my sister and her husband, but for me a little to because I realized that this will probably be the closest I come to experiencing the miracle of life.
This child will be so spoiled.
# posted by Vince L. @ 1:09 PM 
