4. just being with my children can never substitute for interacting with them in a healthy way
there is an untruth out there in the world today that says you can make up for a lack of time with your kids by doing special things with them - but quality time can never substitute for quantity time - and vice versa
my kids need both - they need quality time - age-appropriate healthy interaction - storybook time - project time - short road trips - shopping - fishing - father-daughter dates - whatever it is you like to do - all of it is important
and they need a large quantity of my time - more than i am presently giving - even though i am busy - with work - the household chores - my to-do list - because it doesn't make sense to spend all my time working on the things of their life and not actually being a part of their life - investing in their life!
to paraphrase matthew 16:26 - what would it profit a person to gain the whole world and lose their family?
so i purpose to pay more attention to the quality of my time with my kids - the quantity too
there is an untruth out there in the world today that says you can make up for a lack of time with your kids by doing special things with them - but quality time can never substitute for quantity time - and vice versa
my kids need both - they need quality time - age-appropriate healthy interaction - storybook time - project time - short road trips - shopping - fishing - father-daughter dates - whatever it is you like to do - all of it is important
and they need a large quantity of my time - more than i am presently giving - even though i am busy - with work - the household chores - my to-do list - because it doesn't make sense to spend all my time working on the things of their life and not actually being a part of their life - investing in their life!
to paraphrase matthew 16:26 - what would it profit a person to gain the whole world and lose their family?
so i purpose to pay more attention to the quality of my time with my kids - the quantity too
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