For all of the things I say about the difficulty of raising my three boys, I will say that there are moments in time where nothing in the world could replace the moments I have with them. Tonight presented such an opportunity. Each school day I sit the boys down one by one and ask them to tell me all about their school day. It makes school a special time for them, because they get this reward of being able to tell me all about it and do so in a way that makes them and their experience the center of my attention. They are the center of my attention for that period of time. I hold each one in turn and let him recount his day from waking up to being in my arms. I hold them and ask them questions. I listen and reflect on what wonders they’ve been up to and for those moments they are the most precious creatures in the multiverse.
Then the moment passes and the fighting and screaming begins anew.
Some Thoughts:
1. I’ve been given the opportunity to teach Sociology through Film again. This time I want to look at films specifically in terms of Genre and the role genre plays as a socializing agent and social tool. This could be fun.