I think I’m going to look into local letterhead printing. I need some stationary that declares I am a father who actually likes spending time with my kids. As I mentioned last time around, I was disappointed by how parents avoided their own kids on a recent Whale Watch trip. It’s not just that, though. It seems any activity that should be bringing families together, like scouts or little league or class field day, ends up being a failure – at least in that regard. Instead, parents drop their kids off like it’s a babysitting service.

And yes, I know that families have conflicting schedule and siblings are involved in all sorts of activities. I know we all have busy work schedules and it is difficult to break away or get a day off. But when I see a stay at home Mom drop her kids off at a practice, only to show up again 10 minutes before it ends with a giant Starbucks and her phone glued to her ear… well, I feel pretty good about most of the choices I’ve made. Hopefully she will be able to say the same.