Give More of This...
The quality time, an event or experience that you plan with your kids. Or what Jerry Seinfeld calls, garbage time. Garbage time is the time sitting on the couch watching TV or eating cereal late at night with your kids.
You should be giving them all the time that is needed. More importantly, all the time you have. Afterall, on your death bed, you won’t say you regret spending so much time with your kids. You will however, regret not spending enough time with them. You will regret working so much, all the business trips and not making them a priority.
If you were to keep score, do you decide to work more overtime at work or spend time with your kids? When your kid wants to play for five more minutes and you say, no we have to go. What about when your boss asks you to stay another hour and you say yes without thinking about it. Did you consult with your kids if you could stay? Meanwhile, you want to consult with your boss on matters regarding your kids? Your kid wants one more story at bed time and you say no, so that you can go answer the email or watch a show on Netflix.
When you rush your kids to be on time, only to get there and wait in the car for 7 minutes. You won’t remember being on time, you’ll remember the time with your kids.
So give them more of your time. The simple, silly, meaningful, focused, whatever time. It doesn’t have to be planned. It can just be what it is. Sitting in traffic with your kid can be time, instead of you complaining about the cars in front of you. Errands don’t have to be tedious. They too can be time with your kids, so make it fun. Find a way.
Give them more time. You have so much of it at your disposal. Are you using it wisely?
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