I'm home again.
Things one can do whilst visiting offspring who live far away in their new home.
1. Buy them stuff. Almost doesn't matter what, they appreciate almost anything.
2. Wash dishes. Especially if they don't have a dishwasher.
3. Seal a deck. Takes more time than brilliance. Vacationing dads have time.
4. Mow the lawn. See above.
5. Fix things. All those starter years of fixing things finally can pay off.
6. Do stuff with them. This is the important part.
7. Do stuff without them. This gives them some space.
8. Buy food. And cook it. Food always tastes good when someone else makes it.
9. Relax. Wow, almost an impossibility when working in todays do or die world. Relaxing was great.
10. Don't be critical. They will live their lives just as they want to when you aren't around. If you raised them correctly, or close enough, the bad habits they pick up won't outweigh the good.
11. Develop new habits. The habit of getting soft ice cream from the best place in town every evening is hard to top.
12. Enjoy being alive. Beats the alternative and can be fun.
1. Buy them stuff. Almost doesn't matter what, they appreciate almost anything.
2. Wash dishes. Especially if they don't have a dishwasher.
3. Seal a deck. Takes more time than brilliance. Vacationing dads have time.
4. Mow the lawn. See above.
5. Fix things. All those starter years of fixing things finally can pay off.
6. Do stuff with them. This is the important part.
7. Do stuff without them. This gives them some space.
8. Buy food. And cook it. Food always tastes good when someone else makes it.
9. Relax. Wow, almost an impossibility when working in todays do or die world. Relaxing was great.
10. Don't be critical. They will live their lives just as they want to when you aren't around. If you raised them correctly, or close enough, the bad habits they pick up won't outweigh the good.
11. Develop new habits. The habit of getting soft ice cream from the best place in town every evening is hard to top.
12. Enjoy being alive. Beats the alternative and can be fun.
posted by John | 4:50 PM
1 Comments:
Wow, John! What a nice blog entry!
Isn't is so true how tasks you put off at home actually seem like fun when you do them for someone else? And I totally understand what you mean about that relaxing-thing. Sounds like you had a wonderful vacation.
You are so right about ignoring the little annoying things and savoring the small simple enjoyments.
Welcome home! Thoroughly enjoyed this entry...
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