Parent’s Corner: Took my son to work \ stacker news ~mostly

891 sats \ 14 comments \ @cryotosensei 20 Jul mostly_harmless

Sometimes, your personal life aligns with your professional one. It wasn’t exactly “Take your child to school” at my workplace, but my school organised a Homecoming this Saturday morning for our alumni. So, I got the opportunity to take my son to school. Otherwise, my wife would be saddled with taking care of two boisterous kids for an entire morning.

Children are a magnet for attention. I never have had so many colleagues come up to me to say hi before. I think it’s quite interesting how my colleagues’ familiarity with me influenced their perception. Usually, people comment how my son resembles uncannily like my wife, but this morning, all my co-workers poured me compliments about how he is my carbon copy.

I can’t say that I was unhappy, though!

I had fun introducing my son to the realities of my professional life. Now he knows what his Daddy really does for a living. And since I was recruited to sing two songs during the outdoor concert, I hope he realises that I’m a pretty decent singer!

He dutifully sat on my lap during the first song, but he scurried away during the second, probably shy about all the attention he was garnering.

Have your colleagues met your child(ren) before?

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94 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 20 Jul

Never really to work but I used to occasionally bring my son with me when I would check in on buildings we were contracted to look after.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 21 Jul

Could be a reason why he later showed an interest in electrical systems!

73 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Jul

I used to go to my dad's work, when they had in-service days or planning days.

Only one of my colleagues has met my daughter in person. Most of them have seen her on our video calls.

42 sats \ 3 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 21 Jul

Must be surreal viewing your dad from another perspective

63 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 21 Jul

I'm not sure I follow. Don't we all see our parents from a different perspective over the course of our lives?

42 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 21 Jul

Upon seeing my photo, my mother-in-law commented that I look like a teacher. So, I guess I must have somehow evoked a different kind of feel in my professional outfit/demeanour. That’s what I meant by a different perspective. A different side of your dad that you aren’t so likely to witness at home.

Does that make sense?

14 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 21 Jul

Gotcha. It really didn't register as different. Since he coached my baseball team and ran some other community kids programs, I was pretty used to seeing him working with groups of kids.

72 sats \ 1 reply \ @398ja 20 Jul

My little one is very distant towards adults. He's gotten used to them wanting to captivate his attention, to selfishly feel good about themselves, and I suspect he senses that. "He's so cute", they'd say. I force myself to smile politely, and he ignores them in a way that makes me sometimes feel embarrassed... With children, it's the complete opposite. He doesn't need more than 5 minutes to start playing with them...

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 21 Jul

I think that with children, you never have to worry if they are gonna come over and pinch your cheeks/stroke your chin/ pat your head, all the touchy-felt body movements that border slightly on the lack of respect for personal space haha

59 sats \ 1 reply \ @plebpoet 20 Jul

Really lovely and thanks for sharing. This photo is beautiful.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 21 Jul

Thanks for reading

63 sats \ 1 reply \ @Akg10s33 20 Jul

What a nice publication, firstly because it motivates and drives the value of the family, which is very important in my opinion... and secondly, and without the intention of offending anyone... when I read it I thought that the person who took his son to work It was someone Boss... manager or something like that and not really a person who feels very proud of his work and who does it with all aptitude and enthusiasm!! I personally have 2 children... and so all parents should be proud of what we do so that they have a good future 💪

2 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 21 Jul

LOL! I’m a HOT teacher. Happy Ordinary Teacher. 🤩

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 21 Jul

I cnt answer your question as of now but my plans for my kids are extensive. I would take him/her to work from the very starting. I'm a business person and would want them to understand every bit of it from their early ages. Also, I'll teach about Bitcoin from starting.