Friday

The Father



I've got this good buddy of mine... He's a great guy, but he used to be a couch potato of the slowest caliber. If you looked up 'sloth' in the bible, you'd probably find an engraving of his face. Shit, geologists could have studied his movements as a reference for continental drift. Then his wife had a kid...
Now, Alaric will climb mountains of razor-sharp rocks and cross oceans of burning acid with the strength and the courage of a barbarian warrior just to see his little girl smile. Alaric's willingness to change inspired me beyond words.

22 comments:

  1. GOOD MORNING!

    yep. love will give magic power to people, haha...
    ...heard "surfin´ usa" in my "inner ear", when i´ve seen the picture... ;o)

    have a nice day!

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  2. haha! the floor does sort of look like a surf-board.
    you too, my friend!

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  3. Awesome story :)
    If only every parent was so inspired by their kids!

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  4. From sloth to Korgoth of Barbaria? Nice

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  5. Laury - thanks. that's very true. there should be some kind of aptitude test to see how good a parent certain people can be.

    TRGB - Korgoth of Barbaria? lol! nothing like a loved child to motivate a person.

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  6. Anonymous11:56

    Very inspiring story!
    I hope to have a healthy child when I do get married and will do everything to be a good parent.

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  7. thanks dude.
    with love and a bit of self-sacrifice i'm sure that anyone has the potential to be a great parent.

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  8. Our children bring the best out of us... Or even the things we love the most can do that.

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  9. i agree with you, Kat.
    my cat, for example, taught me a lot. we just need to embrace those sparks the lead to proper change.

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  10. This is a great post. Does he have powers like Moses? Haha!

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  11. I love the drawing with the bones coming out of the blue. It took a while to realize that that was a mountain in the background.

    Kids are powerful, since our animal brains only want to propagate the species.

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  12. Haha, my cat did, too :-D

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  13. Nietzsche - thanks. it's not magical powers that part the waters, it's the sheer willpower that comes from being a good dad.

    Jorg - thanks. it's the bones of all the shitty parents. i think the barbarians tapped better than the romans into that animal brain of ours. that's why i used the concept in this story.

    Kat - i'm sure, those little guys can really change us :)

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  14. Gabriel - If you've never seen korgoth of Barbaria, you really should, it was a pilot for a cartoon series that never took off.

    it's on youtube

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  15. Love the way you've presented it...:) The girl could hold her head high with pride...

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  16. Riotbreather16:35

    This is wonderful and inspiring! :o)

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  17. TRGB - thanks man. i'll be sure to give it a look.

    Basil - long time, buddy. thanks and i hope everything's great with you. that she is :)

    Riotbreather - thanks.

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  18. That's a strong image. It's great to be reminded of how we can change into someone better.

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  19. Sounds like a truly good father. I'm hoping a friend of mine becomes like this former sloth one day.

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  20. I just love how all the crappy parents were burned in the acid. Lol. Really great stuff.

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  21. Jay - thank you. yeah, there are people who do that to us.

    Sikzak - he is. maybe your friend just needs a little push. good luck to him/her.

    Melissa - thanks.

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  22. Anonymous06:33

    Thanks for all of your work on this web page. I am looking forward to reading more of your posts in the future.

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