live long and LEAVE ME ALONE
it’s no secret that i love star trek. despite previous rambling i even started to enjoy Voyager. although most great quotes in star trek come from klingon proverbs (today is a good day to die) or ferengi rules of acquisition (#211 – Treat people in your debt like family… exploit them.) this week Tuvok, the Vulcan from Voyager, delivered a quote about parenthood that i found pretty accurate given the crazy mood swings ingrid has these days. he says, “offspring can be disturbingly illogical, yet profoundly fullfilling, you should anticipate paradox”.
“you should anticipate paradox”, classic. to translate for you non parents, it means one minute your kid loves you like a superman disguised as a teddy bear with a fistful of candy and the next minute they are balls of rage saying “I HATE YOU, YOU ARE THE WORST DADDY EVER”.
it never really stops being funny, but it does get tiresome. although we live in different times, the words of my elders can be heard in the back of my mind…”oh yeah…i’ll give you something to cry about”
Tags: parenthood, star trek, vulcan