I so agree with that by finding the right words you will find yourself. The more I have been writing lately (on both blogs) the more I am growing.

Cherish that one year old. Having a teen that is in the process of discovering himself his just has hard as trying to figure out what a one year old has to say. I think between 7-13 are great communication years. I will let you know when I get past the stage of age 14.

This was a wonderful post. I am so glad to see Writer Dad give you credit over here.

Great post.

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Love the unique voice comment, sadly, you’re right. I’m curious about this strange Oktober 5 figure? :) Discovering who we are is a life long process but that doesn’t mean you’ll never learn anything.

Ahh, being misunderstood… even when you do your best to be concise and honest, it seems to never fail… they still got you all wrong! :) Thanks Oktober 5, I subscribed to your blog. :)

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I know don’t, and neither do you.

Bottom line is: this boy got skills and I read.

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Ari — My son’s constant narration is currently in the form of screams, grunts, and some more screams. I’m looking for the day that he learns some words. We taught him some basic sign language and I’m afraid it may have stunted his verbal communication skills.

Julie — Do you find that the more you are able to describe that world in your mind that the bigger it becomes. It’s not that it becomes harder to describe, there is just more there that you never saw–kind of like turning over rocks. That’s my experience, anyway.

JLSimons — They don’t learn to leave you alone for more than 10 minutes at a time by the time they are 4? I’ve got a long ways to go…. And my attempts at getting up early or going to bed late to write have been less than productive. Usually it just makes me cranky from lack of sleep.

Eric — This is good to hear. That’s one of my goals when writing in the first place.

Daisy — You’re welcome. And thank you! If you hadn’t liked it, I would have blamed it on your husband :) But since you do, I’m more than happy to be gracious :)

Jamie — I think I rather understand myself than have someone else understand me. Even if someone knew me better than I knew me (and I know people like this), it would do me no good if I weren’t willing to accept that understanding about myself. It takes a certain humility and courage to accept who we are and then do something about it. We first need to find that humility and courage within ourselves before we’re ready to accept what others understand about us.

Just Anna — You bring up a good point: We ourselves are changing. Just when I think I’ve figured myself out, I change. Or life changes, and I see a totally different side of me. Funny how in different circumstances we can be seemingly different people.

Ian — Writing a consistent journal definitely helps improve memory recall. I think I should be doing more of it than I am. About comparing old writing with new: Today I’ve been going through some notebooks of writing that I did for classes in highschool. In some ways it feels like I never grew up. My spelling has improved for sure, and I can “hear” my voice, but it’s almost a little disappointing that I haven’t taken my writing to the next level, as it were.

that is good. It sounds like you’re constantly challenging yourself. And never stop asking questions, especially silly ones.

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Thanks for highlighting Oktober5. That is a great site.

O5,

Awesome post. I mentioned this I think over’s at Sal’s site, but I write for myself. I write in order to remember, because my memory can be so bad at times. It is fun to delve back into things I have written months and years ago and see who I was then and compare it to who I am now. It’s also interesting to see that thread that is common throughout. The one defining trait that seems to make itself known. I am always looking for the right words. I’m not sure I’ll ever find them.

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Your posts encourage me to write, reflect and appreciate a young mans view on life…I only hope my children grow to be as passionate as you are.

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