Batman

I want to take a moment to talk about my husband (Batman).  He is a wonderful, caring, hard working man who is always doing his best for our family.  We have had many scary and crazy moments in our life together and he has always lived up to the challenge.  One of the many reasons I love him is that he believes in leading by example.  He knows that good men don't just happen.  It starts when they are boys.  Our boys see their dad as the strongest man they know.  One day they were discussing who they liked best as superheros and Hulk asked me if Daddy was as strong as a superhero.  I turned the question back on him just to see what he would say.  Hulk said, "Daddy is so strong, I bet he could pick up a train!"  That made me smile because I remember thinking that about my dad.  I remember that in thinking he was physically strong, I also thought he could handle anything that happened.  I believe that's exactly what our boys think.  Kids see the outer strength and know the inner strength is there too.

Batman, just like in the movies, is pretty good at staying cool under pressure.  There are so many moments with kids and especially with raising superheros where you are on the edge and about to lose it (or already falling).  I don't know how many times he has kept me from that edge or at least stopped me from landing on my face (or someone else).  It seems when I have come to my very last idea on helping our boys see the error of their ways, he has an idea that works!  My most favorite technique that Batman has is to wear the boys down.  I don't mean berate them into a pulp.  I mean a full fledged lecture on the importance of honesty, integrity, kindness, etc!  Guess what, my dad was really good at doing that too!  Let me tell you, I almost wished to have my hind end heated up versus the lecture and I hate pain!  I remember those lectures more than any butt whooping I received.  I remember having to repeat back to my dad what I was going to do and what I was not going to do.  I hated to disappoint my dad. I'm hoping that is the case with our boys too!

I believe I have found a treasure in my Batman.  In these days where many men rarely stick around, much less tough it out, where they stop talking and start walking, I have found a man who doesn't put up with silliness, stands up for what he believes, says, "I love you" to his boys, hugs and kisses them anytime, willingly reads the same good-night book over and over until it's memorized, makes wonderful dinners, cleans the kitchen, changes diapers (now of other people's babies), mows the lawn, fixes cars (including those that aren't ours), helps me pick out a pair of jeans that look good on me, washes and folds laundry, whispers sweet nothings in my ear, tells me how sexy I am, waters the garden, picks up dog poop and this is just on one of his days off! I guess I just want to say how absolutely satisfying it is to have someone to lean on, stand next to, and to be the father our kids need.

I love you babe!