Capitulation is one of my favorite words. I learned it off those refrigerator magnet words at one of my friend's house. Capitulation is a surrender without terms. It means you give up so entirely, that the enemy can do whatever they want with you. It's kinda scary when you think about it. Surrendering with no plan of recourse is pretty final. Even asking to be thrown on the mercy of someone else is still making a request. There is no request in capitulation, there is no room to make your own desires heard. Sounds terrible, doesn't it? To be so completely powerless...
Welcome to parenting.
Catie and I weren't planning on having a kid. Now that she's on her way I wouldn't change a single thing. I am throwing myself into being a dad head first. No requests, my own desires are taking back seats, and my pride is becoming a dusty memory somewhere behind one of the couches. It sounds terrible, but it's not! It is scary and I'm not sure what's going to happen, but my life as a guy with no kids is over. I have raised the white flag and I couldn't be happier.
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