Saturday, November 27, 2010
The Name Change
I wanted to let you all know that I have wanted to make this name change for quite a while. I had tried to get feed back from the Net nobody gave me any ideas. Anyways, the new name is great. My queen helped me come up with it. Enjoy!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Learning to be myself
I am an avid listener to the Podcast "This I Believe." I have mentioned in previous posts that I wish to submit an essay to the organization but cannot seem to come up with the right essay. This weeks essay (which you can listen to by clicking on the title above) was about the life lessons that one man learned while hunting with his father. I am not an avid hunter so I won't try and bore you with a post about what I might be missing by not hunting. Instead, I immediately thought of the activities in my own life that I share with my children.
I share the activity of biking my oldest princess and my youngest prince. I taught both of them to ride their bikes without training wheels within twenty-four hours. It really was simple. I was patient and kind with both of them as we worked through their fears and set backs. I am not normally a patient man especially with my kids. I am scary often overbearing. So, it surprised me that I was able to get both my princess and prince from not even being able to balance on training wheels to a two hour journey a few weeks ago. I am a different man on a bike. I don't feel frustrations the same way as when I am on the ground. I understand that I have limits, and I accept that not everyone will be able to ride at the same level. I forgive myself. I feel a bound stronger than steel with my kids when I am leading them down the road.
The challenge now is to find that same bounding activity with my oldest prince and youngest princess. Each one of them presents separate challenges. My oldest son is Autistic which makes him very unique. He and I run on similar batteries but they aren't 100% compatible. My youngest daughter is a fiery red head with spirit. If you think this is sounds pat it's not. She is exactly as described. The challenge with her is merely age. As young as she is now, I just need to take her the nearest 7-11 to get snacks and that is special to her. I wonder what she will want to do when she's thirteen? But isn't that the challenge? As dad's we have to meet our kids half way in their lives to get to know them and conversely they get to know us. They see use through our activities and we get to see them. We just have to be open to trying out what brings our children joy. Good Luck.
I share the activity of biking my oldest princess and my youngest prince. I taught both of them to ride their bikes without training wheels within twenty-four hours. It really was simple. I was patient and kind with both of them as we worked through their fears and set backs. I am not normally a patient man especially with my kids. I am scary often overbearing. So, it surprised me that I was able to get both my princess and prince from not even being able to balance on training wheels to a two hour journey a few weeks ago. I am a different man on a bike. I don't feel frustrations the same way as when I am on the ground. I understand that I have limits, and I accept that not everyone will be able to ride at the same level. I forgive myself. I feel a bound stronger than steel with my kids when I am leading them down the road.
The challenge now is to find that same bounding activity with my oldest prince and youngest princess. Each one of them presents separate challenges. My oldest son is Autistic which makes him very unique. He and I run on similar batteries but they aren't 100% compatible. My youngest daughter is a fiery red head with spirit. If you think this is sounds pat it's not. She is exactly as described. The challenge with her is merely age. As young as she is now, I just need to take her the nearest 7-11 to get snacks and that is special to her. I wonder what she will want to do when she's thirteen? But isn't that the challenge? As dad's we have to meet our kids half way in their lives to get to know them and conversely they get to know us. They see use through our activities and we get to see them. We just have to be open to trying out what brings our children joy. Good Luck.
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