one of my favorite moments with my little guy is when i come home from work. he always says, “Hi! DAD!” like it’s the most surprising, wonderful thing to encounter me coming in the door. he’ll run right up and give a hug as if he hasn’t seen you in months.
last night my seven year old wanted me to build legos with him. i really wanted to read, and did for a while, but he kept pestering me about it and i was feeling guilty. once i went to build with him, he came alive and we had fun. even though i wanted to read more than i wanted to build legos (even though i like that too), i saw that he just wanted to spend time together and that makes me smile. while i don’t want to cease to exist as my own person and just become an entertainment robot for my kids, i do want to cherish the time we can spend together and appreciate the time they want to spend with me.
No comments:
Post a Comment