I’ve been wrought with writers block for a while now when it comes to the Geek Dad Reports. Consider this my attempt at eradicating the beaver like dam that has largely pooled uncollectible thoughts into one end and left the other end with only a trickle that never seems to be enough to put into a coherent sentence and then paragaph, damn Beavers.

I’ll have you know that this geek has leveled up in fatherhood, that’s right I’m at Level 2 now, bathe in my aura of awesomely fertile self. Though, the second child isn’t due until late March we’re crossing our fingers for a girl this time around to compliment the group and leave our family balanced at two and two. We’ll know for sure at the end of October if it is a Girl or Boy, and we are already leaning toward the one side. It might be awesome to have sheer numbers of 3 to 1 on the boys side so that we can always get to see the cool movies or video games that the wife can’t override. I did have a thought when we’ve talked about having a daughter this time, is she going to be the princess loving, supreme girly girl that is obsessed with all things pink and in credit card form? Or, would she be the athletic Starbuck that will punch a dude in the face, run a few miles around them and then kick his ass at guitar hero? Perhaps she’ll be an intellectual who pushes humanity into new frontiers of science and builds space ships.

I think all a Geek Dad can ask for, is that she is a little of all of them. Is there a line that a geek dad is not supposed to cross when raising a daughter? If we teach them to play Dungeons and Dragons, quote Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail, tell them its ok to clap and give a little “yay” (I’ll admit, I sometimes do) when Darth Vader comes onto the screen, are we dooming them to a life of social outcast? Now, I know Geek girls are probably seething at these words, I would never dare say that being a Geek Girl isn’t cool, its just that I’ve met so many far and few between that the subject still appears too far off for me. I would love it if my daughter Geeked it out, though, I have serious thoughts of laying down the hurt on any lame dudes that hit on her, but that is a parenting thing and beyond this context.

When I think about it, I want to do exactly the same things with a daughter as I have my son. I want to get a chemistry set and learn sciences with her, teach her how to use my tools, show her how to make someone lose their jockstrap with a kick ass football move, all of those things. I guess when it comes down to it, I can only pass on my Geekitude, and hope her mothers supreme girlyness doesn’t totally rub off.

Now, to over my ass in case we have a second son, and he reads this post down the road, years from now. Second Son, you’re awesome, and I hope I did the geeky things I talked about above.