Best Friend

So my best friend from childhood is having a baby in September.  For the past 20 years we've gone from doing whatever we wanted to have a good time to the complete opposite.  He moved to the coast with his girlfriend for a teaching job in Pascagoula.  Two months later he drops the news on me.  As I've evaluated what that means for us it's very mind-boggling.  He is in full-blown dad mode (thankfully).  But no more late nights, no more drinking, nothing reckless.  It's incredibly sad and joyful at the same time.

It's the same relationship but with completely different parameters, which is fine.  I guess I've hit that point in my life where this is gonna be a continual thing, something that will probably happen to me too.  Cliches are cliche for a reason.  Everyone goes through the same life-changing moments but it's been watered down so much that no one wants to hear it anymore.  That's fine, but experiencing it is another ballgame.