Mother of Dragons

My beautiful wife, mother of Dragons...

With only a week left to go it looks more and more like my wife will make her due date of August 8th, 2012 (an auspicious date in the Chinese calender related to long life and good fortune).  We had our final ultrasound last week, and everything appears to be going well.  The twins are estimated at 5.5 and 6 pounds, significant numbers in that they are no longer considered low birth weight.

Regardless of whether they arrive today, or next week, these girls will be born under the astrological signs of the Dragon (Tibetan calender) and the Leo (zodiac sign, between July 23 and August 22).  I don't put much faith in astrological signs, (I'm a Metal Pig and a Pisces and I don't really match either description) so I don't need the stars to tell me that I'm in trouble...I know it already.

 According to the Tibetan calender everyone born after Feb 22, 2012 is born under the Chinese zodiac sign of Dragon...further this is a water year, an event that only occurs once every 60 years, so my little girls will be Water Dragons.  To the Chinese, the Dragon is a very desirable sign, ruled by luck.  After reading through various descriptions, however, it doesn't seem very lucky for the parents (especially already worried dads of little girls)...

"Force and power are the symbols attributed to the Dragon. There is a decidedly exotic air about Dragon people, especially among the women, who fairly exude sexuality. Indeed, whether male or female, Dragons are libidinous and score quite a hit with the opposite sex."

Great! At least the twins will have each other in the tower I'm building in my backyard, so they won't be to lonely.

The Dragon is considered the luckiest of the Tibetan signs, the people of which are considered shrewd, healthy and full of life.  They are intuitive, artistic and strangely lucky (which they'll get from me) but also irritable, stubborn and impetuous (which they'll get from their mother).

A lot of the sites I read listed Dragons as hot-headed and quick-tempered, sometimes casting aside logic to follow their heart.  They are enthusiastic, idealists and perfectionists, capable of soaring to great heights or crashing to the deepest depths.  They are charismatic, independent and resourceful.  Whatever they do, win or lose, they do big.  Luckily 2012 is ruled by the element of Water, which is supposed to have a calming influence on the Dragon's fiery nature.  Water Dragons are said to have more patience, be more sensitive, and better able to relate and work with others.  They are less impetuous and make wiser decisions.

I know earlier I said I don't believe in this stuff, but come on...an enthusiastic, loud-mouth that is sensitive, works well with others and makes good decisions...that is exactly how anyone who knows my wife and I would have guessed our kids would turn out.
 
The description for Leo doesn't give me any real comfort either.  They are described as attention-loving and ambitious, with a flair for the dramatic.  They are often creative, idealistic and natural leaders (maybe, from what I've read, it's because they won't let anyone else take charge).  Like the Dragon, this sign is associated with passion, and great drive for success.  Almost every site suggested that Leos make excellent lovers and are very popular with the opposite sex...(sigh...really?  Why are they doing this shit to me?)

There are a lot of similarities between the Tibetan Dragon sign and the zodiac Leo sign.  If for some reason these ancient methods of personality prediction are accurate...I'm in big, big trouble.  When their passion smashes up against my already overwhelming desire to give them everything, I predict a pony stable in the backyard...

These little girls are going to eat me alive.