Took my son fishing this morning and it reminded me why this matters

Nov 29·1 min read

Got up at 5 AM with my oldest, drove out to the lake in the quiet of early morning. We didn't catch much but we talked about everything from school to how to handle a bully in his class. No phones, no distractions, just a man and his boy. These moments are what it's all about. He's getting older and I know soon he won't want to come with me anymore so I'm soaking it all in. Anyone else make a point to get out with their kids one on one?

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RRon D.New DadDec 1

This is what it's all about right here. The bully conversation at 5am probably matters way more than any lecture you could give. Does he have a plan for handling it?

PPhil C.RegularNov 29

No phones is key. My kids fight me on this every time but once we get out there they get it. That's when the real conversations happen.

MMarvin T.RegularNov 29

I took my son out last month and he opened up about girl problems I had no idea he was dealing with. Something about being in nature together just makes them talk more.

CCliff B.RegularNov 29

The quiet of early morning is underrated as a parenting tool. You could've spent an hour trying to get him to talk in the car but the lake does it naturally.

RRandy S.RegularDec 1

How old is your oldest? Just trying to get a sense of when my kids might start being interested in these kind of trips again.

JJamal W.RegularDec 1

The fact that he's dealing with a bully and came to you about it says he trusts you. That fishing trip probably reinforced that more than anything.