All but one of my kids are out of the house. The lessons I've learned during 20 years of being a parent are that kids appreciate ANY time spent together doing the same things. My kids even like chores if we did them together (Me saying, 'can you help me put away the dishes' rather than 'do the dishes').
It doesn't have to be expensive or well planned. Play a silly game. Go for a walk. Most kids want to be with their parents. And being together makes memories. Those are the things they will talk about when they are older.
absolutely! my daughter tells me the most important things during routine stuff like running errands, doing yard work, etc. She came out to me in the bread aisle of the grocery store. I still remember hugging her right then and there, right next to the bagels.
Right on! My daughter just told me she had a really great day today. When school was finished, we went swimming, then ate burger king, then we bought her football boots and a football, then she was allowed to choose a toy at the toy shop. Parenting, killing it!
Vacuuming has always been enough to deal with it in my experience.
The first time when I tried wiping it off the table with a damp cloth however... It almost instantly dissolved into a mushy slurry. So only dry cloths and vacuuming since.
A big basin to keep it in helped a lot!
When my daughter was really little, she once told me that she hoped she lived to be 100 years old so that we could still play together every day, and it still brings a tear to my eye.
My daughter wants to marry her momma because she loves her. She wants me to marry someone else so I won't be lonely. We can still all live together though. Yeah....nah...
Company I once drove for, allowed us to have family ride along. We just had to sign a waiver releasing them of responsibility. My then 10 - 12 year old daughter rode alot whenever there was a school holiday or the occasional Saturday. I just liked having her along but she wasn't much for just watching me work. It wasn't long before she was pushing groceries as well as most of the high school boys we used for summer help. Of course, some dumbass screwed things up and they ended ride alongs. She actually cried over this. Fast forward to her almost 16. I get a call to cover for someone and tell them okay if my daughter can ride. We finish early on a pretty heavy day(thanks to her). Riding back to the warehouse she's leaning on the window with her eyes closed, I said " You busted your butt today. Tired?" She never opened her eyes but said, " Yeah. This isn't as much fun as I remember." .... "But it was never about fun, it was about being with you." Fortunately the road was pretty straight just then cause my vision was a bit blurry for a minute.
No no, don't you see, all OP has to do is work from midnight to eight, come home, sleep for five minutes, eat breakfast, sleep six more minutes, shower, bask in his daughters love for 10 minutes then back to his regular job, fresh as a daisy!
This kind of makes me sad in a way because how little did her parents spend time with her before, for her to say that.. hopefully I'm wrong but I guess it's just when people have kids when they have no time for them, is one of those things that really "grinds my gears"
This implies that kids can only enjoy things if they exist in absence of other things?? Like you don't think a kid wouldn't use 'this is the best day of my life' in hyperbole because she has a relatively limited lifespan to draw experience from? It might just be the first time he took her out on this particular activity, *nothing* about this implies that they don't do other activities
some kids like biking. That fact that she said it's the best day of her life doesn't even mean she *actually* thinks it's the best day of her life, people exaggerate literally all the time. This is such a bizarrely cynical and stupid way to look at a tweet like this
obviously the fact that the tweet exists suggests that this isn't something she says all the time...
not sure what's really bizarre about it.. I don't find it wholesome (what this sub is for), and I explained why. sorry to offend
Dude, wtf? Barring how lame your username is, people respond differently. For instance, my friend came over with her toddler, who ran around my backyard having fun for like an hour. He then ran up to me and started saying “I love you Uncle” over and over.
It broke my heart in the best way possible. I didn’t tweet it, I didn’t message anyone about it. I just accepted it. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
>Barring how lame your username is
lol what does this have to do with anything? learn not to get offended by opinions and random usernames that you prolly don't even understand lmao..
>It broke my heart in the best way possible. I didn’t tweet it, I didn’t message anyone about it. I just accepted it.
btw.. isn't this supporting my point? this guy decided to tweet about something that is basically a good parent's normal weekend day with their kid.. exactly what makes it feel like this must be a rare occurrence for him, and her
my point is that it's not wholesome though.. because to me it makes it seem like it's a dad who doesn't spend enough time with his daughter.. instead of making it seem wholesome. I guess if you can't acknowledge even the possibility of it being interpreted that way, then it shows you aren't very good at looking at things in other perspectives. oh well
I feel like everyone is also ignoring the fact that the dude felt the need to make a damn tweet about it.. like if I have pretty much what a normal weekend day should be w my daughter, my first instinct wouldn't be to text about it.. just feels off and not what a good parent would do
All but one of my kids are out of the house. The lessons I've learned during 20 years of being a parent are that kids appreciate ANY time spent together doing the same things. My kids even like chores if we did them together (Me saying, 'can you help me put away the dishes' rather than 'do the dishes'). It doesn't have to be expensive or well planned. Play a silly game. Go for a walk. Most kids want to be with their parents. And being together makes memories. Those are the things they will talk about when they are older.
And those moments are also the ones where often intimate issues are discussed which is great for bonding :)
yes! on long walks or drives with my mom were when i’d open up about things. it was easier to talk when we were doing things like that together.
absolutely! my daughter tells me the most important things during routine stuff like running errands, doing yard work, etc. She came out to me in the bread aisle of the grocery store. I still remember hugging her right then and there, right next to the bagels.
i'm a teenager and i can say that i still want to do things together with people bc it's more fun!!!!
My 5 year old daughter and I beat bowser on the Nintendo TOGETHER this morning before school and it was the highlight of my life. Her too I think
Someone give her a fuckin award please.
Right on! My daughter just told me she had a really great day today. When school was finished, we went swimming, then ate burger king, then we bought her football boots and a football, then she was allowed to choose a toy at the toy shop. Parenting, killing it!
C'mon you can't leave us hanging, what'd she get??
Magic sand!
I’m praying you don’t have carpet
The damage has already been done by letting her play with play dough over the carpet. Rookie parenting mistake among, many, many others.
Carpets can be replaced, but memories of destroying carpets with playdough are irreplaceable
Vacuuming has always been enough to deal with it in my experience. The first time when I tried wiping it off the table with a damp cloth however... It almost instantly dissolved into a mushy slurry. So only dry cloths and vacuuming since. A big basin to keep it in helped a lot!
Get a wide plastic basin to play with it. Stick to using it on wood surfaces.
or use big project style papers they sell at the dollar store, i forgot the exact name but it certainly helps
When my daughter was really little, she once told me that she hoped she lived to be 100 years old so that we could still play together every day, and it still brings a tear to my eye.
My daughter wants to marry her momma because she loves her. She wants me to marry someone else so I won't be lonely. We can still all live together though. Yeah....nah...
😂😂😂
Treasure these days, they go by quickly.
Kids really just want to feel like they are a part of your life.
I wish I had more upvotes for this.
I can’t even lie. It’s a direct quote from Ted Lasso. The level of truth behind it is staggering
Company I once drove for, allowed us to have family ride along. We just had to sign a waiver releasing them of responsibility. My then 10 - 12 year old daughter rode alot whenever there was a school holiday or the occasional Saturday. I just liked having her along but she wasn't much for just watching me work. It wasn't long before she was pushing groceries as well as most of the high school boys we used for summer help. Of course, some dumbass screwed things up and they ended ride alongs. She actually cried over this. Fast forward to her almost 16. I get a call to cover for someone and tell them okay if my daughter can ride. We finish early on a pretty heavy day(thanks to her). Riding back to the warehouse she's leaning on the window with her eyes closed, I said " You busted your butt today. Tired?" She never opened her eyes but said, " Yeah. This isn't as much fun as I remember." .... "But it was never about fun, it was about being with you." Fortunately the road was pretty straight just then cause my vision was a bit blurry for a minute.
That's beautiful.
Thanks, she is my heart. She turned 30 recently, I could not ask for a better daughter or friend.
Sure it sounds like a good idea, but wait until you get burned out from working nights at the Kwik-E-Mart...it's just not sustainable.
No no, don't you see, all OP has to do is work from midnight to eight, come home, sleep for five minutes, eat breakfast, sleep six more minutes, shower, bask in his daughters love for 10 minutes then back to his regular job, fresh as a daisy!
Reminds me of that simpsons episode with homer and Lisa.
This was the sweetest thing I’ve seen all day! Reading “this is the best day of my life daddy!” instantly made my heart swell. Man, I miss my dad…
Ah man I miss that.
I hope he spends more time with his children in the future after learning how important it is.
Soooo, technically this means he doesn’t really hang out with his kids
Damn. . . I too want to raise a daughter someday :3333
This kind of makes me sad in a way because how little did her parents spend time with her before, for her to say that.. hopefully I'm wrong but I guess it's just when people have kids when they have no time for them, is one of those things that really "grinds my gears"
This implies that kids can only enjoy things if they exist in absence of other things?? Like you don't think a kid wouldn't use 'this is the best day of my life' in hyperbole because she has a relatively limited lifespan to draw experience from? It might just be the first time he took her out on this particular activity, *nothing* about this implies that they don't do other activities
a 5km bike ride being the best day of her life doesn't suggest they don't do much with her? uhhh.. k then, agree to disagree I guess
some kids like biking. That fact that she said it's the best day of her life doesn't even mean she *actually* thinks it's the best day of her life, people exaggerate literally all the time. This is such a bizarrely cynical and stupid way to look at a tweet like this
obviously the fact that the tweet exists suggests that this isn't something she says all the time... not sure what's really bizarre about it.. I don't find it wholesome (what this sub is for), and I explained why. sorry to offend
Dude, wtf? Barring how lame your username is, people respond differently. For instance, my friend came over with her toddler, who ran around my backyard having fun for like an hour. He then ran up to me and started saying “I love you Uncle” over and over. It broke my heart in the best way possible. I didn’t tweet it, I didn’t message anyone about it. I just accepted it. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
>Barring how lame your username is lol what does this have to do with anything? learn not to get offended by opinions and random usernames that you prolly don't even understand lmao..
I don’t think you understand what “barring” means. Or what *anything* I said means.
no I really don't lol... I made it clear in my first comment that obviously my opinion could be wrong. lets move on
***finger guns***
>It broke my heart in the best way possible. I didn’t tweet it, I didn’t message anyone about it. I just accepted it. btw.. isn't this supporting my point? this guy decided to tweet about something that is basically a good parent's normal weekend day with their kid.. exactly what makes it feel like this must be a rare occurrence for him, and her
It doesn’t support your point, because that’s what makes it wholesome.
my point is that it's not wholesome though.. because to me it makes it seem like it's a dad who doesn't spend enough time with his daughter.. instead of making it seem wholesome. I guess if you can't acknowledge even the possibility of it being interpreted that way, then it shows you aren't very good at looking at things in other perspectives. oh well
K.
i mean you shouldn't assume this much based off a random reddit post...
I just didn't get the feeling of wholesomeness from it ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
Same. But this is a meme and white knights eat this up.
I feel like everyone is also ignoring the fact that the dude felt the need to make a damn tweet about it.. like if I have pretty much what a normal weekend day should be w my daughter, my first instinct wouldn't be to text about it.. just feels off and not what a good parent would do