Parents love to talk about their kids. Is it because we love our kids? Sure. Is it because we want to bore you to death? No, of course not. What is it about parents and their kids? We find our kids interesting and a way of tapping into the Universal human condition.
Okay, I might be getting a little too ethereal, but not really. I think we just love to talk about parenting in general. Being a parent is an awesome responsibility and it changes your life and perspective in a way that nothing else does. Don’t roll your eyes, it sounds cliché…but it’s true!
On August 15th, I got to participate in teleconference hosted by Huggies with Poncho de Anda.
Poncho de Anda is a very well-known US Spanish-language TV personality. He has interviewed a large number of celebrities and personalities in the entertainment industry.
So what did we talk about? We talked about parenting. About the joys, the messes. He shared tips and beamed with pride when sharing stories about his family and even though I don’t “know” this man, I know where he is coming from and I know what he is talking about and I have felt the same pride when talking about my own family. You see, there is a Universality here!
I tweeted during the conference to share some of my favorite “Poncho-isms”; here are a few of my tweets during the conference…
It was really wonderful to see and hear Poncho talk about being a father. It’s obvious that he relishes the role and is very hands on. I realize that I shouldn’t be impressed because someone is a doting and involved father, but I am. I am because even though all fathers should be great fathers, not all are. I also don’t get to see too many fathers just talking about being fathers and sharing their experience. I’m not sure they get as much of a space in society to do it as mothers do, and they should.
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I voted~~~
You’re the best and you just made a blogger in heaven very happy with a new laptop.
Loved this post! I don’t know what it is like to feel a father’s love, but I do know what it should be like from seeing Sury 🙂
That’s how I feel about it and I guess that’s why I get really tender-hearted when I see doting dad’s in action. It’s just how it should always be.
I voted for you! You are in the lead!
Gosh. I think that’s why we have kids really. So we have something to talk about…and something to dream about.
Thank you!
I totally agree that good fathers should get some of the ‘mommy lime light’. I love listening to my hubby teach parenting classes because he is a good father and encourages young men to become good fathers. He also is willing to get in the faces of the not-so-good ones, calling them on the carpet. It may sound tough, but it is inspiring.
I think in general there needs to be more of a conversation about fatherhood. They just don’t seem to get targeted as much as mothers do when it comes to anything having to do with children.
Yes, we know several single fathers and they have a hard time finding support groups and even play dates. It’s rough enough parenting, but to find very little back up…. phew!!
Yes it would be wonderful if all of the fathers (heck and mothers) were truly involved and loved their kids
It’s true, there are plenty of mothers that leave much to be desired.
I love kids, but as a singleton I don’t like talking about them ALL the time with my child bearing friends. :). A happy medium with them and maybe some current events would be nice.
What a fun opportunity. Love the tweets. Heading over to vote right now!
nice….very cool….we def need more strong and involved fathers ….
Love <3