GamerParenting: The 411 on 4/20
4/21/2008 2:36 PM | 0 Comments | Page 2 of 2
A year passed and the planets aligned again and the path was further illuminated. My first child, Maggie, arrived on the morning of April 20, 2000, one year after Columbine. You might say that one 4/20 inspired the gamer, and the next one created the dad.
That's what 4/20 means to me. It's the day I became a parent, it's the day I began my career and heard my calling, it's the most important day in my life. Oh, yes, I am going to party, and at the party I'm going to have a hot dog and big slice of pink cake shaped like a teddy bear. I'm going to hug my little girl and we might put in a few rounds of
Super Smash Brothers,
Kabookii or
LEGO Star Wars with the friends she has sleeping over. Aw... Who am I kidding? It'll be
Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour and
High School Musical: Sing It! for us. Still, later on, after the kids go to bed, I might enjoy a single cigar to celebrate.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em!
Note to parents: If you can't think of any more meanings for 420, and you hear your kids or their friends mention it, you might want to Google the term and get hip. This column only endorses 4/20 as a time for remembering Columbine and saying "Happy Birthday" to Maggie.
