Friday, June 06, 2008

Laissez Fatherhood

My posts this summer seem to revolve around being lazy and lounging around, but I guess that's what summer is all about. I just finished four consecutive night shifts, so I felt pretty lazy today. Paige awoke late from her afternoon nap (so did I.) At that late hour, I didn't feel like starting dinner, so I ordered some of the Best Burgers Under the Bun.

"Dinner outside, dinner outside" was what Paige has been requesting all summer, and today I was happy to comply. I skipped the vegetable course, grabbed every fruit we had in the fridge, and settled outside with her, burgers in hand. We finished dinner well past her bedtime, but having slept in, she wanted to continue playing. I let her do that too until she tugged on my sleeve and then brought her inside. I didn't actually get her to bed until 90 minutes after her normal bedtime. However, she did intentionally pee in the potty for the first time tonight, so this laid back approach to fatherhood certainly paid off.

mp3: "Cath..." by Death Cab for Cutie

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