Man, fatherhood fucking changes your goddamned brain.
It's good, but I also hate that I now can't fucking watch any video that has any depiction of a child being hurt without experiencing: (1) overwhelming rage and an immediate need to exact vengeance; and/or (2) incredible feelings of loss/sorrow for the injured child.
Also, shit like this fucking ruins my brain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz89UoFhQaI
"As he sits silently...reflecting on a lifetime of war and conquest. Remembering happier times as a young cub where he gained strength through games. He remembered his father, who had taught him to fight to protect what was his...and take what he desired.
Friends, enemies, and offspring, he remembered them fondly and would meet some again when he crossed into the great grassland where Lions never knew hunger, pain, or thirst. The old king would not fear death or lament his eventual passing, for this was the way of things. Winter gives way to spring, evening gives way to dawn, and the old gives way to the young.
With his remaining eye he looked to the horizon taking in the sight of the Kingdom he once ruled. His vision dimming, his breath laboring, and his body aching. The great King thought: If only I could have one more battle...one more fight...one mor..."