We all spend so much time trying to teach our kids. We discipline, reward, punish, and praise. Sometimes we wonder if all that work really meant anything. Did we actually make a difference in our kids lives? Are they better for the hard work we did? Then something happens, in the oddest of moments, to validate all of our hard work. Something happens that shows us the evidence that we have shaped our child forever.
That happened to me this morning.
I came home from 5 am basketball and laid in bed with Brook. Ethan woke up at about 7 am and came downstairs to turn on the TV. All the sudden we heard him screaming and yelling in the living room. I ran out to see what was the matter and he yelled, "YES - the Bears beat the Packers 20 to 17". You see he's too little to stay up and watch Monday night football, but the TV was tuned to ESPN. He caught the highlights on ESPN before flipping it to the cartoons and was thrilled to see the Bears still in the hunt for the playoffs.
GO BEARS!!!!! GO BEARS!!!!! GO BEARS!!!!! GO BEARS!!!!! GO BEARS!!!!! GO BEARS!!!!!
3 comments:
you kill me chuck!
LOL! That is too funny!
I knew when the title was proud father moment that it had to sprts fan related.
Rob is always thrilled by such things too.
5am basketball? Seriously? Madness.
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