A Mid Life Redefiniton
My kids said that I was having a midlife crisis. “Dad bought a motorcycle! And a Porsche! ” I countered that it was more of a midlife … redefinition. Among my friends, I was the first to have children. Since at the time I was neck deep in the “rave scene”, it had a chilling effect on my life of the party and better living through chemistry philosophy. My friends and I were responsible for all the warehouse dance parties and festivals that were beginning to sprout in the late 90s and early 2000’s - we were the DJs and promoters and graphic designers that grew the underground dance scene in central British Columbia. When suddenly I discovered, to my shock, that I was going to be a father (I swear, I did understand how these things worked…), I knew immediately that I couldn’t be both a rave DJ and a good father simultaneously. And without hesitation, I pulled out. I can barely handle myself after I haven’t slept for a week, how am I going to...
