Last night I went out with my wife. We went to a movie and had a blast. We got home about 10:00PM and spent an hour when we got home talking and settling the kids.
As I began to drift to sleep laying on my bed, while my teenagers were sitting talking to mom, my wife says to me, “Maddy, wants to go for a milkshake.” Initially, I thought I was dreaming but, it was reiterated a second time and I was pretty sure I was awake. I rolled over and looked at the clock and it was after midnight.
I told them everything was already closed, looked and their disappointed faces and closed my eyes again. Then it occurred to me that there was, in fact, somewhere open that served shakes. I opened my eyes to see if they still looked disappointed and sure enough…
That’s when I thought to myself that I am currently their only available date, for at least another year for the oldest, possibly longer if I can get my way. So, I hopped up and we headed off on a date at midnight. I popped on some tunes we started singing along as we drove off into the night.
We ended up at IHOP and had shakes and crepes…it was a blast.
I think as a dad, it is easy to excuse what your kids want because of what you want. But, I think that when you are teaching your kids about personal relationships and the people the should date, our example is very important. I want them to know that the people they date and do things with should make them feel important, because they are and they need to know that.
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