Why Soren is Lucky that Peter is his Dad

• Peter always knows the best way to answer those tricky questions like “where is God?” and “Why did they kill Jesus?”


• Peter is a good wrestler, but will still occasionally let a 4 year old escape his death grip.


• Peter doesn’t get too mad even when you might mistake a fledgling vegetable plant for a weed and consequently pull it out of the ground.


• Peter knows all the lyrics to the coolest classic rock songs.


• Peter knows enough about how rockets work to make space conversations really long and interesting.


• Peter will always come and rescue us from spiders.


• Peter will let Soren stay up later than I will.


• Peter will create such a build up to getting to eat a high sugar treat that it will taste more delicious than if you had just grabbed it out of the cupboard.


• Peter is very good at snuggling.


• Peter teaches important life skills. Like how to make rude gestures at obnoxious drivers (don’t worry, not that rude gesture.)


• Peter always knows where all the ambulances, fire trucks and police cars are going and every last detail of the people they are going to help.


• Peter gets to know everyone who ever has the slightest bit of responsibility in caring for Soren (doctors, teachers, nurses…)


• Peter has high expectations.


• Peter won’t tolerate whining. At all.


• Peter will make up jokes. And laugh at the jokes you make up.

Hm, looking at it all makes it clear that these are a lot of reasons that Peter is a pretty awesome husband too. How lucky Soren and I are.