My goal is to become as fit and healthy as I can and to remain that way for as long as I can for my own benefit, but more importantly for the benefit of my children. I believe it’s my duty to be fit and energetic during their childhoods so that I can give as much of myself to them as humanly possible during that time and then to live as long and healthy of a life as I can so that I can continue to be there for them during their adulthoods for as long as I can. I believe that it should be every father’s goal to do the same.
I’ve been on the opposite end of both of situations and know firsthand what they feel like. My dad was 60-years-old when I was born in 1989 and he already had a slew of health ailments by that time. These included type 2 diabetes, atrial fibrillation, sciatica, amongst others. I loved my dad dearly, but I can still vividly remember the disappointment I felt throughout much of my childhood because he didn’t play with me very much, take me to child-centered activities very often, etc. I think some of that can be attributed to him being from a different generate and his specific personality, but I think most of it was due to him just not being able to physically keep up with a child sixty years his junior, which was compounded by his various health conditions.
I also know firsthand the deep pain of losing your father at a relatively young age. Mine passed away when I was only 29-years-old. Coincidentally, my dad kind of beat the odds and lived much longer than his doctors probably expected him to, given all his ailments. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss him and that’s a reality that I’ll have to endure for the rest of my life. He was able to make it to my wedding by less than a year, but not got to meet and of my children, and more importantly, they never got to meet him. I want to spare my children the pain of no longer having their father with them on earth for as long as I possibly can.
Now on to some lighter and more general information about me. I have an amazing wife and we live in the Los Angeles area with our 3 kids. A girl who is currently about age 3 1/4 and boy/girl twins who were born about 2 months ago as I write this in August 2023. I’m a real estate agent and my wife is a teacher.
-Max