Her: “Daddy, do you have work today?”
Me: “Yes,
Her: “Why”
Me: “So you can eat and have a house to live in.”
Her: (thinking hard and choosing not to reflect on whatever I just said) “But I want you be a WatchDog (click the link) at my school.”
Me: “I will, but I can’t today”
Her: (after a huge huffing sound) “But when will you?!”
Me: “Not sure, but I’ll let you know. Now please go get ready for school, baby.”
Usually this conversation happens while I’m getting ready for work after she breaks through a couple of locked doors. I’ve been putting her off for some time now, so I finally picked a day (last Friday) and went with her to her half-day preschool class. Here are a few observations:
- I think I’m a patient guy, but those teachers are off the charts. Pretty sure I could kick one in the shins 
really hard and she’d respond by offering me chocolate milk. Truly these are saints.
- It’s fascinating to see how kids don’t care about or even notice so many of the things we’re so hung up on (clothes, beauty, intelligence, personal hygiene . . . etc.)
- I tried to push Sydney and some other kids on swings at recess and was politely told by one of the teachers that that was a big no-no for liability reasons. Wow, that’s a sad commentary all by itself. I was paranoid for the rest of the recess.
- Graham Crackers and milk should be mandatory in corporate
- I’m an awfully lucky guy to have a daughter who’s so proud to show off her daddy. Now if she wants me to hang out with her like this when she’s 15 I’ll really have made it!
1 comment:
Where are you? Have you entered the twilight zone of wild, busy, crazy life? You have such faithful, commenting readers - did you take them all with you? Maybe no one else likes Graham Crackers? I personally only go for Cinnamon which is so not on my list of "ok" foods. BUMMER! I practice blogging as a preferred method of avoidance which is why I am here right now. Many happy returns HTF - hope you're just enjoying your self in the warm Kansas sunshine!
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