Healthy for your Kids

I ride with the motivation of my son.

Recently I became a father to the most wonderful son I could ever ask for. It was after that I realized what people were saying when they say you need to take care of yourself so you can take care of those you love. I don’t know if it’s instincts or what, but man I felt it hard, I felt my conscience speaking to me repeatedly! “Don’t eat that!” “You’re wasting your time!” “You need to get this project done!”

Do you ever get those voices in your head? It’s like naturally, I wanted to tune it out and say “stop being so hard on yourself”. Then, it would turn into me convincing myself that “I deserve to eat this!” “I deserve this rest!” Or “I have plenty of time!”

It really wasn’t until I realized how fast these weeks and months go by for me and looking at how much my son can achieve from being a 1 month old and the difference in capabilities he has at 5 months, 8 months, 1yr and so on. He was able to accomplish so many things, learn so many things and develop himself, all in better ways.

Why do I feel like after a while, we lose that ability? That hope or motivation? We have these stages in life where we fight battles. With friends, with family, with our finances, our career path. We fight the peer pressure and social standards, but nobody warned us that some of the biggest battles we fight are truly just with ourselves.

So something recently has snapped. I woke up. I am changing. I am motivated and determined. It’s because I look at my son and I realize he needs me, just as I need him. He is my rock and I truly want to be there to see him grow, learn, make friends, play sports, find his hobbies, marry, and so much more!

Not putting my health first has recently flipped like a switch. How am I to be there when he needs me during those tough times and how am I to see him grow if I don’t choose to be healthy, productive, active and continue to grow just as he does?

I love you son.

-Your Father

09/06/25