Faith told me that when I left the house last night to play ball, Anne went to the front door, crestfallen that I had left without her. She then started to cry silently. When she went to bed she broke into sobbing “I want Daddy”.
I came home late, oblivious to what had transpired when I was away.
Anne seemed to be having problems sleeping, endlessly tossing and turning. When I finally got to bed at two, the little girl sat straight up, looked in my direction and said “Daddy come home”. Besides the obvious need to teach her proper grammar, I realized how needed I was in her life, and although we sometimes think the kiddos are distracted enough for us to slink away to our own activities, being a parent is a full-time, all-the-time commitment. I’m not saying that I’ll never play ball again, but I felt that I should have stayed.
It’s great to be so loved and needed, especially by a little child like Anne. She’s so precious! Hey would you put up pictures and the video of her performance in school? I heard great things about it!
Ow.
I used to have this problem too, especially when both my wife and i want to go out at night. I found that telling them early & preparing them that we are going out helped alot.
So instead surprising them & suddenly abandoning them at home it slowly became a “i know you are going out… why are you still at home?”
But of cause, if it sounds like something fun, they will definitely wanna follow.