Today I had the opportunity to feel like a dad is supposed to. I got to work with my two boys (Jacob & Liam), helping them build something of their own.
I can't fully express how good it felt to be able to share knowledge that was shared with me at this young age. These are lessons that they can use no matter where life takes them, and I hope they do.
My childhood was full of learning moments like these. I have to admit that I am saddened sometimes that I haven't recreated that for them, but, I am not sure I really want to. I don't want the things I learned growing up to be so foreign to them that they have zero understanding of them and/or think of them as invalid. But, I also learned a lot of those things out of necessity, and those specific necessities are something that I want to avoid for my family.
Going back to the beginning of this post; I stated that "Today I had the opportunity to feel like a dad is supposed to." I say this because so often I dont feel like that. I come home from my job, I see my kids for a couple hours before they need to be in bed. During that time we have dinner, finish homework if needed, read some stories, and get ready for bed. Hardly enough time to leave my mark on their lives. Weekends are better because of the extended time we can share as a family, but I must admit, often I am spent by the time the weekend gets to us and a lot of that weekend can be used by me as a reset button for the next week.
The boys' projects this weekend helped me to see how important this time is for them, and that is all the reset I need. I look forward to many more projects in the garage:-)
Thanks for reading.
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