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H is for Helpful

Posted by sandnsurf on November 2008

Father-son quality time is essential if you are to develop a long and lasting relationship. If you have more than one little bundle of joy in your life it is important to have both ‘quality and quantity’ time with each individual offspring – alone

Some of my ‘quality’ time is spent with ‘task-orientated’ activities such as making a ‘wish-list box‘, an ‘edible piniata‘ or a cubby.  On most occasions this ‘quality’ time is harmoniously conjoined with ‘quantity’ time. However the ‘quality’ component of the equation can easily become distracted – the disassociation resulting in ‘quantity father-task-completion’.

Take the example of constructing a three piece suite using 10kg of polystyrene beads (the recommended 2.5kg just seemed such a small amount!) with four pairs of scissors and a virus infested 3 year old…

 

7 Responses to “H is for Helpful”

  1. dreamingspires said

    the dramas in the life of a three year old. priceless.

  2. Holly said

    Wonderful wonderful.

  3. Francesca A. said

    This is too cute. Making bean bags? What were you thinking! hehehehehe… got to love looks on the kids faces. Priceless is right!

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  6. jen said

    hmmm, had a similar experience except it was my husband that lost the beans. hell is cleaning them up…

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