In your most frustrated moments you like to say, “I have the worst ideas!” and “My ideas are always so bad.”
We all self-pout and doubt, and I’ll tell you here like I tell you in-person: you have a lot of great ideas, and it’s all about when and how you make them happen.
For example, suggesting that it’s time for dessert is a great idea, just not before dinnertime. Asking to build Legos or make a smoothie an hour past your bedtime are also poorly-timed, good ideas. Putting your fingers forcefully inside Luna’s mouth is never a good idea and that’s why you have bite marks. Sometime you have to take more than a hint.
Now let’s talk about some great ideas you’ve had lately.
You decided to play basketball and are a top player on the court at all times. Your Mom’s Hoosier vibes come out and she loves it. I have accepted that the basketball Saturday games conflict with ski season, or I keep telling myself that.
You decided to stop playing baseball despite your awesome eye-hand coordination and monster throwing arm, but I appreciate the early-in-life prioritization.
You want to ski higher and explore more of the mountain on our ski days. I love this! This past weekend, you and your sister skied more runs off the gondola than any other lift at Crystal Mountain, which means you can ski most of the resort now with regularly scheduled hot chocolate and food breaks.
I’ll help you continue to place your good ideas at the right place and time. In turn, I hope that you start to consider some of my ideas as good, too. That starts with going to bed on time. That’s always the best idea.
Love, Dad