Matthew Gooley Naked

You know that Bonnie Tyler song, "Holding out for a hero"? I don't think people know what a real hero is any more.  The most obvious heroes are those who act selflessly to help others - whether it is a Soldier or a Fireman, a Police Officer or an EMT, Nurses and Doctors, Teachers and Mentors... I hope you value those people in your life more than the manufactured inauthentic personalities that we are bombarded with beyond belief! Do you think about your own heroes?  Who do you consider a hero?  Do you idolize an historical figure, your father or mother, a family member or a teacher?  You should - they are real people who've accomplished real things that have had actual impacts on your life.  If you searched any news/media source for a hero you'd be pretty confused.  Whether it's television, website, radio, or print (Am I the only one that reads the newspaper or magazines these days?) you mostly hear about celebrity nonsense - who's buying what ridicul...

Today is my mother's birthday (Happy Birthday Mom!)  It is purely coincidental that I'm taking the time today to write my first blog on my mom's birthday on a topic of parenting.  I'm also pretty sure my mother will be at least a little surprised by the name of my blog page - although, only slightly surprised, because anyone that knows me knows that I'm creatively eccentric. I'm going to start my very first 'blog' with something that I would have loved to be told some time before being in the middle of being a new dad!  I'm sure the experience that my wife and I shared is a unique one - unique meaning that no matter how similar other's situations may be, there's no way it will be identical.  To avoid long, drawn out suspense - being a new dad is REALLY DIFFICULT - very demanding and draining - emotionally and physically!  You often feel like you're feelings don't matter and it's easy to justify that considering all that your wif...