Took my oldest (he's 9) out to the lake last weekend without the other two. Brought some sandwiches, just us, early morning, peaceful. He caught a decent sized bass and his face lit up. We didn't talk much, just sat there fishing. Coming home I realized how much I needed that. Already planning the next one. Anyone else find fishing to be good therapy time?
Early morning is the best. You get the peace and quiet, kid gets you all to himself, and nobody's complaining about being hungry yet. Sounds like a perfect day.
Nine is such a cool age for stuff like this. My oldest is around there too and he's starting to actually want to hang out with me instead of his friends. Treasure it brother.
Those one-on-one trips with the oldest are gold. The fact that you brought sandwiches and made it special shows your kid he matters. My 9 year old still talks about a fishing trip we did two years ago.
That sounds amazing. One on one time with just one kid is so valuable. We do similar trips with our oldest and he always brings it up months later. Did you catch anything?
Love this. My dad did stuff like this with me and I still remember those sandwiches by the water. You're making memories he'll never forget. That's the good stuff.
This is the dream right here. I keep telling myself I need to do more of these solo trips with each kid before they're teenagers. How long were you guys out there?
That's awesome. Quality time like that is what they'll remember. We did something similar with our oldest and he still asks when we can go again.
There's something about getting away from the chaos of having multiple kids that really lets you connect with one of them. Hope you got some good fish too.
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That sounds amazing man. Those one-on-one moments with one kid are gold. I try to do stuff like that with each of mine separately when I can, makes them feel special.