Lu

I met a girl 3 months ago. Now, she is pregnant with my baby. My parents are strong catholics…. they think its wrong. When I tell people, they say congratulations… but its not sincere. They know the story. I was pretty sure I knew what they were thinking. Until someone I told actually had the audacity to tell me. 

Scenario:

Me: “Im gonna be a dad.”

Person: “Congratulations!!! “

Me: “Thanks. Im pretty excited.” 

Person: “How long have you know her?”

Me: “3 months.”

Person: “Oh. That sucks. Im sorry man.” 

Me: “what do you mean?”

Person: “Well you guys don’t even know each other. You don’t even know if your gonna stay with her.”

Me: “Well thanks.” (but really…. I was thinking… “you fuckin bitch i oughta ring your neck!!”)

I stand against society and their narrow minded rules that govern people. I am proud to be who I am and there is not a person out there that will make me feel like shit just because they think they know whats right. I take care of my girl. I cook for her everyday. I tuck her in when she is sleepy. I get her late night snacks when she is hungry. I give her kisses everyday and look into her eyes and tell her that I love her. When she is insecure I do my best to make her see that everything will be okay and then I do the little things to show her that her man isn’t going anywhere. Im not perfect. Sometimes I want her to be as strong as me. I pressure her when I should be encouraging her. I demand when I should give more. Most of the time I don’t see my mistakes. Even when I do realize that I’m wrong, I forget that I need to be better. But thats ok. At the end of the day I am only a man.