Aside from tantruming and hysterical behavior, spending time with the kids has been awesome. It is amazing to be able to watch them grow, even in so short a time as I’ve been home. Raden has the most vivid imagination, and while he doesn’t always involve his little sister in his play time, he is often very good at “teaching” her things. And MAN how he learns! He sees and hears and remembers pretty much everything going on around him. It is imperative you watch what you say around Rad, because he will absolutely repeat it!
Not until very recently have I started feeling really parental. The more involved I get with the kids, the more I realize how little I’ve done in the past; how … disconnected I have been from the whole parenting experience. It is not my intention to outline my shortcomings or the troubles of my past. To do so would, no doubt, suck me down to a place I do not wish to visit. Rather, the more I think and talk and write about my present and my future with the kids, the easier it becomes to deal with, and beyond simply “dealing”, it becomes enjoyment.
And did I mention Rad loves the Rick Moranis album?
I listened to the clips of his songs, and I have to say, I want that album now, if for no other reason than to say when someone asks what the crap I’m listening to, I can say:
“Rick Moranis.”
“As in ‘Honey I Shrunk the Kids?!”
“Yep.”
“No way.”
“Yep.”
In total seriousness, the more I listen to that album, the more I really do like it!