Parenting and Duct Tape
Posted by Ryan Woods
I feel like a bad parent. Seriously. And I'm tired of it. Today I duct taped my kid to his bed...well, I wanted to, but I didn't. Then after he weaseled his way out of the tape I locked him in the closet so that I could get some work done...ok, that is a lie too, but it's still not a bad option.
It is so hard sometimes to remember that my boy is more important than my work. I'm not even the work-a-holic type at all. But I am most definitely task oriented. If I'm at home I'm going to be working on something. The dishes, bills, a book, picking up, a project, etc. Sometimes I forget that playing with my son is the most productive thing I can do...and the most important.
Nine months from now, however, I might be locking myself in the closet.
"Welcome to parenthood" is what all you old people are saying.
"Thanks", sometimes it feels like a ghost town.
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