What is fatherhood and how is life after our children move out? Ben Greenman & Andre Aciman essays

This is part 4 of me discussing essays from "When I First You" by Brian Gresko.

In the the first essay Ben Greenman ponders the meaning of what it means to be a father. Does he just do parenting so he never thinks about it? Do things get tied up the mundane actions of everyday? I personally like the mundane things that all just blend in together more than the memories that I barely remember.

Andre Aciman's essay is much different on the other hand. His essay is more of a reflection on fatherhood than any other in this book so far because it his children are actually grown and out of the house unlike the other before. Though a theme of ritual and repetition repeats in this essay just as in the previous one and I hope to have those moments with my kids when they're older of simply taking the long route home just to spend more time together.

If you'd like to learn more about the books or the authors check out: https://bookshop.org/a/117636/9780425269244
https://us.macmillan.com/author/bengreenman
https://andreaciman.com/