This has been a long week. I haven't seen my boys enough. I haven't seen my wife enough. I haven't slept enough. This whole "adjusting to a new schedule" thing is bullshiz. I don't think I will ever get used to not seeing Jake but a few minutes Mon-Thurs. I don't ever want to either. I love that I can spend Fridays in class with him but it's just not enough. With Brady, it's a little different but not much. I get breakfast and lunch with him and then he's gone too. Cindy is doing a fantastic job in my absence. Not that the boys wouldn't benefit from having me around more, but she is stepping up big time.
This weekend is going to be a little busy, but we will all be together the whole time which is awesome. I'm really looking forward to Labor Day weekend too. Man, when kids start school it really makes you look ahead to the Holidays even more than they do. I know some parents look forward to school starting so it gets their kids out of their hair, but I'm just not one of those parents. Life is too short for that kind of thinking. Soon enough my dudes will be going off to find their own adventures far and away from me. So for right now, I'm trying to make every moment I get with them count. I want them to be able to look back and remember the times we were together and not the times we were apart.
C,J,B....I miss you and love you with all my heart. See you in the morning.
3 comments:
Mauri you're an amazing father! I know Mom's feel and talk like that but it is so rare to hear a Dad articulate those feelings. It's crazy how many parents don't realize that they get a hanful of years to have their kids chasing them around for attention and then they're gone...and then you're trying to fit into their schedules.
Mauri, you really touch my heart. You know the one regret that parents end up with? It's not spending time with and enjoying their kids when they are small. You only realize this after they are gone away to college or living on their own. It's amazing how you think in the now! We all should live in the present. Your boys will have such wonderful memories.
Easy ladies...I'm not that cool. I just love my kids. But thanks for the ego boost. I'm glad to hear not everyone thinks I am off the deep end.
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