If you had asked me what is the one most important thing three years ago, 10 years ago, 15 years ago, I probably would have given you a different answer each time.
But now as my oldest goes off to Europe to study abroad, two others are in high school, one is in junior high and the baby girl is still in elementary school, I know what is most important.
A little context...
My family fractured over the last two years. I don't see my children every day as I used to. Weekends are simply not enough.
I have been on vacation over the holidays. My children went back to school. For the first time in far too long I was able to pick them up from school, make them each a cup of hot cocoa after school.
Little things... Little moments.... And yet, they had a seismic effect on me. That brings us to the one thing I NOW am dedicated to remembering about being a dad:
Those little moments with your children are fleeting. They come and go far too quickly. Make them your first priority. Think about it like this: Do you want the final video of your life filled with footage of you devoting your most important hours, minutes, seconds to a job or other "important tasks"... or to your children?
It's a no-brainer for me. I miss my children. I have restructured my life in 2017 so that I can devote my important moments to them.
More in tomorrow's blog post on how I re-organized my life to accomplish my goal of prioritizing those little moments with my kids.
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