Elanso

No, not to me.

Well, right now to me. Then not.

Allow me one more annoyance for Bald Man this week. Just one. And it starts when he comes home from work, stands at the computer to check his e-mail, and the kids notice he’s there.

Kid: Daddy?

….

Kid: Daddy!

….

Kid: DADDY!

Daddy: What?

Kid: Can I (fill in an activity)?

….

Kid: Can I, Daddy?

….

Kid: DADDY! Can I?

Daddy: Can you what?

And do you know why it’s so frustrating to me?

Because it’s a mirror of how I am with the kids most of the day.

And it’s an example of how Bald Man and I are to each other quite often as well.

Our attention gets so quickly snatched by the computer, the TV, a good book, the phone, etc. It gets stolen away from our kids, our spouses, our family, our friends.

Have you allowed your attention to be given in the wrong direction? Or maybe not a wrong direction, but not enough of it to the best directions?

Stop reading this blog (for the moment). Shut the laptop. Turn off the TV. Hug your kid. Kiss your spouse. Call your friend. Relationships should always come first.

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