Why We Do “This”
Tonight as I was getting some calendar work and Twitter-ing done, my son came running into the office and wanted some attention. I always make sure to let him sit on the desk and goof around, but I usually keep plugging away… well, the best you can with a two year old jumping on your desk.
A couple of minutes into him hanging out with dad, he looked at my screen and saw my pic on TweetDeck. He pointed and yelled, “Dad-di, Dad-di!” My kid spotted the one thing that he cared about while sitting on a desk with thousands and thousands of dollars in computers, monitors and office goodness.
He spotted Daddy.
It was a stern reminder to me. As lost as I can get in work and as much as I say to myself that the 60 hour weeks are necessary so he can have the house, the yards, the nursery, the playroom (none of which did I have growing up, nor did I notice might I add), no matter how much I think all of it is necessary, he doesn’t give a crap about the stuff, he just wants to play with mommy and daddy.
So, here are some thoughts for all the Small Business Owners, Professionals and Execs:
- The kids don’t care about the size of the house, just that we play with them in it.
- If we were gone tomorrow, the best things we left them would be the memories we shared.
- Take time to let the the family we all work so damn hard for, recharge our batteries and refocus our intent.
Closing thought:
This weekend is my sons party for his 2nd bday. He’s going to run around like a mad man, get loved on by everyone and open presents. And you know what he’ll do with his presents? Toss them aside and play with the freakin box!!
They don’t care about the stuff we think is important if they’d rather play with the box.
So close your notebook, turn off your iPhone and get your kid a box… then play with them.
*** Very Personal Note ****
I lost both my parents by the time I was 14 years old. I started working full time when I was 16. It’s easy for me to get lost in work and forget how important family is, for obvious reasons. That said, I had my dad for 12 years, but it was better than most people get in their whole life time. I don’t care about the things he bought for me, just that he loved me. He would come home after work and practice Tae Kwon Do with me, then take me to baseball practice and on the weekends it was hockey.
He didn’t just take me, he did them all with me too! The goodness of the twelve years with him, saved me the next twelve without him.
It’s about the time we spend together, nothing less, nothing more.
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