I’m breaking a covenant right now.
Today my kids and I decided to turn off the devices and be humans for just a little bit. That meant no TV shows, no video games, no phones save for emergencies. I slipped a little here and there, texting notes to my girlfriend and checking in with the coaches to make sure things were good to go for practice. I was discrete and, more importantly, I limited it as much as I felt capable of.
It felt good.
It felt real good to turn off and engage with the boys. I think they liked it too. We played beyblade and we went to practice. First born, who has a practice off day Tuesdays, opted to come with us and help coach the lil’ guy’s team. It was fantastic weather and we hung out on the field long after practice until we realized we needed to get home and eat and play more beyblade. The boys wound up in bed later than usual, but not for staying up for anything less than great quality family time.
I think this is about to become a thing in the house. We used to have taco tuesday and tournament tuesday and now turn off tuesday. It turns out a lot of useful situations rhyme with Tuesday. Between you and me, I’m done with it for tonight. After a long day of work and play all I want to do is blog, sip wine, and crush Mass Effect. I think I’ve earned a moment for all of that.
Some Thoughts:
- The difference between being young and being old is that when you are young you believe you can do everything. When you’re old you know you can do everything, and are fiercely aware of the amount of time and research it takes to do anything.