No Need to Aggrandize.

"The secret to a miserable life of quiet screaming desperation?  Work long hard hours at a job you hate, that enables you to buy things you don’t need, only to impress people you don’t really like."

Don’t fall victim to ego-driven ignorance.  It will slowly kill you.  I wasted a good chunk of my life aggrandizing; chasing after titles and statuses that only served to validate my ego.   My only salvation is meeting your mother, but most importantly, having you… 

Dad.