Superman or Batman. It's one of those age old questions that you can ask almost any guy or kid. Which one do you like? I tend to lean towards Superman. Why? Not because of his power or his history, but becuase he is just a good guy and I like to think that I'm a good guy too. In my view the best Superman isn't when he is fighting someone or doing some crazy feat of strength. It's when he is just being Superman. A guy who just wants to do good and believes in people. The silver age Superman is my favorite and is who I would want my son to be like.
Yep my son. See about 17 months ago I became a Dad for the first time. So far I have had two goals when raising him, keep him alive and keep him entertained. Keeping him alive was pretty simple. Keeping him entertained varies from week to week. One day just playing peek a boo could keep him entertained for hours, while the next day may require an original song with choreography performed by yours truly. It's been a tough go and it has required sacrifice of the things I used to do. I don't play as many video games, watch as much TV and I hardly ever go to the movies. All for the little guy, and boy has he been worth it.
Recently a new job has started coming up. He has started to really understand us, interact with us, bring us books and even listen to our directions. Suddenly the biggest job wasn't keeping him alive (though his desire to climb everything keeps that a high priority), the biggest job is trying to raise him to be an adult that we will be proud of. Which brought up the age old question; do I want to raise a Batman or a Superman.
Right now the world is a Batman world. It's dark and cynical. The news isn't highlighted by people doing good things. All the biggest TV shows, movies and comics aren't light hearted fun, they're entertaining but they don't represent the humanity that I want my son to come and appreciate. But I also want my son to know about that world. I want to understand it and appreciate it while also learning how to be a good person in it.
So that's the challenge raise a son that will be a good level headed person, that isn't sheltered from the world. To give him a good set of core values and slowly introduce him to the world that I live in. It should be a fun ride.
