Multitasking…Uggg
Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing wonderfully!Are you a multitasker? If you are a parent, the answer is a resounding “YES”. I have found myself doing two jobs at once, cooking dinner and having a conversation with my kids. Well, sort of. I was definitely doing the two jobs and cooking dinner, but my daughter thought my conversational skills at the time were the pits.She was right.
I’m not sure where it came from or why modern parents spend so much time at it, but multitasking our lives away is for the birds. For some reason, if I’m not doing two things at once, I think I’m getting behind. This weekend, my wife said, “Enough”. She wanted to just be a family for the whole day, take time to actually look at the kids when they talked to us (something I desperately try to do all the time), go for a walk and watch “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” (aka Chitty Chitty Bang Bang).
I realized talking to my kids and doing some small chores is unavoidable. But, when they really need me, it is time to slow my life down, look them in the eye and enjoy being their dad. See you later Mr. Multitasker.
All my best
Brett A Johnston
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