It’s wholesome but kinda sad at the same time…🥲
My boy is almost 18 months.
I’m SO tired.
But it’s glorious.
I’d give anything for more of those moments. My son is 21 now and barely acknowledges me anymore. I hope he comes around and it’s just a phase but I have my doubts. So good call on playing legos. You have a limited number of those as a dad.
I’m not looking forward to the day my friend’s daughter doesn’t want to do things with me anymore.
How does playing with Lego not constitute down time?
Monitoring and fostering a child’s emotions and development via play is mentally taxing. Playing Legos, although fun, isn’t exactly downtime.
My thought exactly. Unless his mood was so bad he just felt like vegetating for a few hours.
So I’ve literally played an ADHD-soothing shitty phone game on the couch while denying my son asking me to join him on Nintendo. One shuts my brain down to repair (and I usually end up picking up a controller after my mind is calm), while the other is active and engaging. Think about playing MP with your grown ass friends and getting frustrated. Imagine a kid.
(Yes… that’s not as chill as LEGO, but you’ve never seen my kid trying to follow LEGO instructions after a long day. Equally possible to not be chill)
