147 sats \ 3 replies \ @handsome_latino 4 Apr \ on: I’m a superhuman daddy meta
Just by reading your list I had goosebumps -- having to do all that stuff (esp. the massive poop)
The satisfaction of being able to do it is priceless.
Today I was taking an Uber back home and the driver's son is playing U15 soccer (he's 12 and kicking the ass of 15 y/o's, so his son is doing very well -- he might turn pro one day). And his son also excels in schoolwork.
I have met plenty of rich, "successful" parents, but never have I seen someone so proud of his children. The 220'000 miles car he was driving didn't matter at all; in the end are you taking that to the afterlife?
He told me, "if I can give you one advice, is not to make money, or think about your own education, but rather see your children as your life project". It also changed my mind -- I often think of more ways to make more money for myself and my children. But I don't think it's for their benefit. They just want a dad to play, read them stories, and goof around.
がんばりましょう!
You are absolutely right, sometimes we think we just need more money, when in reality we just need to be able to protect and support the family, while securing something for their future. In the end they just want a dad to play with them... Yesterday I was home during the afternoon free from work, and I had a few things pending but I had to take care of my daughter, my wife had to go out for her business so we stayed At home, I had to postpone pending tasks and organize a parachute brigade.
We took several plastic bags and thread and built several parachutes for his toys and we enjoyed ourselves enormously while we threw them from the 4th floor roof. It was two hours of going up and down many stairs, but at the same time it was two hours full of genuine happiness. That quality of happiness can only be found when we share moments with our children.
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parachute brigade
Such a nice story!
You gave me joy by retelling this story xP
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Thanks mate!
I saw you edit your message several times, but I was trying to nap n didn’t respond haha.
Seems like the driver’s words will stick in your mind for some time to come, huh? I still remember what a cab driver told me years ago when I told him that I was a teacher: You need Fate to decide if you are destined to help someone. Never forgot his wise words
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