IT'S ABOUT TIME
Yep, it's about time.
The beauty of the English language is it's double entre, odly a French word. It's time we got GENDADS launch. But it's not time. I keep promising, as does my dear friend the Web Guy. He's trying to meet heavy demands and learn me stuff, too. Lots to learn, lots of TIME required. CAN YOU HOLD ON AND STILL SLEEP WELL IF WE LAUNCH IT NEXT WEEK?!
And, it's about TIME; the subject of a blog comment I posted on TFL, "The Father Life" (http://thefatherlife.com ). Take some TIME. What, four minutes? And read this excerpt about you and your kids/grandkids and TIME.
I liked your post. Simple focused, flowed well. The main point, though, is your main point: TIME.
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Yep, take it from this very old—but lively and young—old dad: “quality time” is a Boomer myth. QT is spelled simply, T.I.M.E. An alternate spelling is: L.O.T. as in "Lots Of Time" (Hey, I like that!). That’s why I’m up here in Utah with my five grandwonders and their folks (to whom we loaned these marvelous little, growing, creatures). And writing the book, Generational Fathering. WE've got a site for the book platform*, but we're launching an interactive blog next week. We call it a "diablog"(Yep, made that up myself. Pretty good for an old coot just turning 70, eh?). Old cowboy, young cowboy, one a therapist, the other a global, life-long adventurer.
The "WE" is soninlaw, Matt, a residential youth ranch therapist and equine director. I write stuff, he knows stuff. WE are partner parenting. Keeping the life lessons and experience (read, "TIME") of my lost or forgotten or ignored or devaluted generation in the mix. Our two generations are actually needed for the turmoil ahead for our third generation we gang up on. Matt doesn't have the TIME he'd like. I fill in. Time WITH INTENTIONALITY. I have a list of stuff I want to subtly but consistent TEACH and MODEL for the five (well, the 11 mo old is a stretch; I'm going for teaching her to say "Popi". So far, a failure. That, too, will take TIME.). We're in high desert valley cowboy land, so breakfast and lunch wth each of the four at one of three "cowboy cafe's" is bonding and teaching highlight (Yes, it is a highlight for the 5 year old, my twin born 65 years late).
Thanks, Joey, for stirring me up all over again; thanks for taking the TIME.
* That asterict is to let you peek at our book platform if you have TIME: www.generationalfathering.com
The beauty of the English language is it's double entre, odly a French word. It's time we got GENDADS launch. But it's not time. I keep promising, as does my dear friend the Web Guy. He's trying to meet heavy demands and learn me stuff, too. Lots to learn, lots of TIME required. CAN YOU HOLD ON AND STILL SLEEP WELL IF WE LAUNCH IT NEXT WEEK?!
And, it's about TIME; the subject of a blog comment I posted on TFL, "The Father Life" (http://thefatherlife.com ). Take some TIME. What, four minutes? And read this excerpt about you and your kids/grandkids and TIME.
I liked your post. Simple focused, flowed well. The main point, though, is your main point: TIME.
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Yep, take it from this very old—but lively and young—old dad: “quality time” is a Boomer myth. QT is spelled simply, T.I.M.E. An alternate spelling is: L.O.T. as in "Lots Of Time" (Hey, I like that!). That’s why I’m up here in Utah with my five grandwonders and their folks (to whom we loaned these marvelous little, growing, creatures). And writing the book, Generational Fathering. WE've got a site for the book platform*, but we're launching an interactive blog next week. We call it a "diablog"(Yep, made that up myself. Pretty good for an old coot just turning 70, eh?). Old cowboy, young cowboy, one a therapist, the other a global, life-long adventurer.
The "WE" is soninlaw, Matt, a residential youth ranch therapist and equine director. I write stuff, he knows stuff. WE are partner parenting. Keeping the life lessons and experience (read, "TIME") of my lost or forgotten or ignored or devaluted generation in the mix. Our two generations are actually needed for the turmoil ahead for our third generation we gang up on. Matt doesn't have the TIME he'd like. I fill in. Time WITH INTENTIONALITY. I have a list of stuff I want to subtly but consistent TEACH and MODEL for the five (well, the 11 mo old is a stretch; I'm going for teaching her to say "Popi". So far, a failure. That, too, will take TIME.). We're in high desert valley cowboy land, so breakfast and lunch wth each of the four at one of three "cowboy cafe's" is bonding and teaching highlight (Yes, it is a highlight for the 5 year old, my twin born 65 years late).
Thanks, Joey, for stirring me up all over again; thanks for taking the TIME.
* That asterict is to let you peek at our book platform if you have TIME: www.generationalfathering.com
posted by Windmill Duke | 9:27 AM
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Praying for a successful launch and for many to take up the challenge. It's a great vision bro' and I'm behind you all the way!
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