The Daddy Rock

No, not that “Rock”, although I couldn’t help but take advantage of the opportunity to put a picture of him up on my site. And what’s better? It’s a picture of The Rock with Hulk Hogan, my second favorite childhood hero, behind Zorro, of course.

But I’m quite certain there are a lot of littles out there who have fantasized about The Rock being their “Daddy”. And it may not necessarily be about how handsome he is or his muscles or that raised eyebrow he gives his opponents or how he always seems to know exactly what to say at the right moment to say it.

Perhaps what makes someone like The Rock so appealing is that he’s consistent about what he does. He is solid … like a rock.

Whether we recognize it or not, life seems to go in circles. And though we may not always keep the same routine each day, we do find ourselves doing a lot of the same things on a regular basis, feeling the same emotions and facing challenges eerily similar to something we conquered yesterday.

But when those circles of life suddenly spin out of control, nothing seems familiar anymore. This is when challenges become road blocks, emotions become daggers and the simplest of routines become impossible to keep doing.

And when that happens, what is one thing we need, the one thing we cling to?

Consistency.

We search around ourselves and find it everywhere. And we latch on to it because, for whatever reason, we can’t stop the circles of life.

Recently, I was at a party with my beloved Espy and at one point, a look came across her eyes that made her get up and walk out of the room. Instantly, my “Daddy”-tude went into high alert. I got up and followed after her, concerned that something which was constant within her had suddenly disappeared.

Luckily, I was wrong. She was fine. A thought came to her mind and she just simply wanted a break from the party for a few minutes. But my point wasn’t to be right nor did I care if I was right or not. All that mattered was re-assuring her that, even though some things in life are inconsistent or make for easy confusion, I am always the same. I am always solid. And I will always be her Daddy Rock.

Littleness will often intertwine insecurity into the fabric of a mindset that not only craves but needs consistency. And when that happens, a BabyGirl will instinctively seek out and find what she needs to guide her back into the safety, security & comfort which blankets her little heart and her little mind.

As a rock, a Daddy will always remain the one constant she can rely on. Sometimes, this means she doesn’t always get everything she wants. Other times, this means she gets more than she wants. But either way, when what she wants turns to what she needs, within those spiraling circles of her life, her Daddy will always be solid … like a rock.