If you think this post will be about teenage angst, you will be surprised. I am actually meaning another type of date entirely. This weekend I was able to drag my homebody husband out for dinner with my kids on Mother’s Day and with one of our older daughters. He loves to be at home and reads constantly and is truly a very smart man, but resists going out and hates crowds especially.
The date I am referring to is what happened after dinner, my hubby took our youngest daughter on a date to see Rio the Disney movie at the local theater. They both had a blast and I can honestly say that my daughter could not stop talking about it all the way home. She not only loved the movie she loved sharing it with her dad just the two of them. Apparently he laughed until he cried and really enjoyed himself. I hope this will become a trend that will continue.
Daddy’s should take their daughters out alone on a special “date” as often as they can. I remember the special feeling of holding my father’s hand as we went out for “tea” or on a lunch date in England when I was small. My dad was the consummate English gent and never left the house without a crease in his pants and a shine on his shoes. I was always so proud to be with him and he was a quiet humble man, but he took pride in his appearance and mine so I was always dressed up on these occasions. I loved hanging out with him even at home and would often go out and play in my garden shed “house” a corner of which was all my own. He planted primroses down the path to the shed and put a sign over the door that read “primrose cottage”. I loved to play with my dolls while the door was open and he was out digging over his flower beds, cutting grass or trimming bushes.
Obviously it is just as important for mothers and sons to have the same memories and so make time for each of your children so that each parent has some special time with each of them and make some memories together!
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