The Wanderer

I've gotten a few comments on Flickr that I must be a great dad. Although it's true that I love my children and relish the good times I share with them, I am equally irritable and harsh with the criticism. I keep flipping from one extreme to the other, always gauging my mileage from the overall health and happiness of my family.

Most of my irritability comes from being medically challenged with a condition that keeps me from being able to play freely and uninhibited. Unfortunately, my anger with myself for getting into this condition turns out with harsh tones and bitter expressions that my children take personally.

I wish I could wander to some remote island and deposit the whole illness - not just medically, but psychologically as well. And return whole and happy and better humored with life.