Quality vs. Quantity
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My wife and I were blessed with a beautiful baby boy almost two years ago. Life hasn’t been the same since, and I’m not exactly
sure I can remember what I did with all my time before my son was born. There’s always something to be done, and spare time to do the things I enjoy(ed) is limited.
I drive by a church everyday on the way to work, and on the sign out front there’s a saying that goes “Kids need their parent’s presence more than they need their parent’s presents.” This is a different way of saying “quantity is better than quality”. Kids don’t care what you’re doing with them, but that you ARE doing something with them.
This hits home with me because I typically have 2-3 hours in the afternoon to spend with my son after I get home from work and before he goes to bed. He often is waiting at the door when I walk in, and immediately wants to start playing. My wife, too, is ready for me to take over so she can relax a bit.
But, on the drive home, I find myself reviewing the events of the day, what I’d like to get done in the evening, and what’s to come tomorrow. My mind is racing on the various “projects” (like this blog) that I may be working on, and it often doesn’t stop until long after my head hits the pillow. I am learning that I need to slow down, quit thinking, and simply walk in the door, get on the floor, and color something or build something Lego structure with my boy.
He doesn’t care about the problems I had during the day, the bills I need to pay tonight, or any other adult worries. He just wants to play with his daddy, eat, and then play some more.
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