I remember when my daughter was little. Every weekend day, every off day, it was always a strain to figure out what we could do that was both entertaining and educational, formative and fun. Some were hits, some were misses. Some worked better for me, some worked better for her. Sometimes we’d get a peek behind the scenes, as in when we visited a fish hatchery on a quiet weekday and the workers showed us how they inoculated the spawning salmon as they passed through the dam — special personal tour nobody gets to see. Sometimes it was just goofy. Kid’s theater, day hikes, sports, parks, museums, factory tours, watching logging operations, camping, poking our noses into whatever. Yeah, even the zoo! We had a variety of experiences, and it certainly helped her self-confidence.
After all those years, I find I now have an adult daughter who is actually a friend. Maybe all that work worked at bonding!
I remember when my daughter was little. Every weekend day, every off day, it was always a strain to figure out what we could do that was both entertaining and educational, formative and fun. Some were hits, some were misses. Some worked better for me, some worked better for her. Sometimes we’d get a peek behind the scenes, as in when we visited a fish hatchery on a quiet weekday and the workers showed us how they inoculated the spawning salmon as they passed through the dam — special personal tour nobody gets to see. Sometimes it was just goofy. Kid’s theater, day hikes, sports, parks, museums, factory tours, watching logging operations, camping, poking our noses into whatever. Yeah, even the zoo! We had a variety of experiences, and it certainly helped her self-confidence.
After all those years, I find I now have an adult daughter who is actually a friend. Maybe all that work worked at bonding!