Wake Up Dad

I love falling asleep in my easy chair. The problem is I fall asleep and wake up at 2:00 am and can’t fall back to sleep. I then usually spend time writing or working on the computer. I stay awake all day long working, and being retired I take a nap in the afternoon. My daughter Grace was with me last night and we were watching television. I kept dozing off in the chair, like I usually do. Grace kept screaming at me telling me to wake up. I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I finally stood up to help me stay awake so I could keep watching TV with her. Grace loves spending time with me, she does however want me to be awake and alert and laughing and talking with her.

Too often we are with our kids physically, but not mentally and emotionally. We are preoccupied with life and can become lost in our own stressful world. I do give my kids time physically, but too often I am only there physically. My kids need me mentally, and emotionally as well. Sometimes I am awake physically, but not mentally, and emotionally awake to the needs of my children. So the challenge that I have for the New Year is to listen to Grace more when she screams at me, WAKE UP DAD.