Hi Hive Lovers
You certainly understand very well how the relationship between togetherness and the pattern of interaction between a child and his father is related to the formation of a person's personality and character when they grow up. "Fruit doesn't fall far from a tree," right?
Be present during your children's childhood, because it won't last long, and one day it will become the thing you miss most.
As a father, I am very aware that my busy work and activities have taken up a lot of my time. As a father, I must give full attention to the growth, development, and formation of my son's personality and character. On the other hand, my son also has a busy school schedule, so the maximum time we meet is only on weekends.
I think this was the best weekend for my son and for myself too, of course. Last weekend off, the two of us especially spent two long days together with no one else present between us.
My wife usually takes full care of my son at our house, but that weekend, she had to attend an event that was only attended by the wives where I work, and I had told my wife that my son didn't need to be entrusted to someone else. I would babysit him myself that weekend.
My son has stated that we should do more weekend getaways like this because, according to him, this is the most exciting and enjoyable weekend for us as two real men.
Rafting
This was my son's first time rafting, and it was very challenging, according to him. At first, he wasn't completely sure about the life jacket and helmet he was wearing, and I didn't want to take any risks, so I took two experienced guides there.
My son's face looked pale several times when he was about to ride the rubber boat; it looked like the face of someone who was riding a rollercoaster for the first time, smiling but pale.
Several times, my son turned back to look at me as our inflatable boat rocked violently as it passed through the rapids. It seemed like he wanted to get an answer as to whether everything would be okay. I answered him earlier, “Everything will be fine, young man!”
I also convinced him to sit at the front; at first he refused because he wanted to stay close to me, but finally agreed because I said that the person sitting at the front was the captain of this boat. He was willing, eager, and becoming increasingly bold. We also swam in the calm river water, and he had felt cold when too in the cold river water.
Enjoying a cup of coffee
This just happened. My son has enjoyed coffee from my coffee cup several times. But not on this weekend occasion; he had asked for a cup of coffee for himself.
At the time, we were at a coffee shop in the tourist city. I had chosen my coffee, namely Drip coffee-wine. But what happened then was when I, as a parent, had to explain what coffee was most suitable for my son.
The two of us had been looking at the menu book for almost half an hour, accompanied by the waiter there. We both had an argument, but my son didn't really like it when the waiter was still standing, waiting for my son's choice of coffee menu. He wanted to look mature in front of other people, it seemed.
My son politely asked for a few moments, and my handsome man started asking one by one why the coffee menu there had to be like that, and finally, he was willing to choose the coffee with the lightest caffeine content. I was afraid the boy would finish his cup of coffee.
When both of our coffees were served, we started looking on the internet to find out more about the coffee we had ordered, and he learned the lesson that consuming coffee also has to have rules.
Enjoying the lake view at the floating wooden restaurant
The floating wooden restaurant is a favorite restaurant located on #LutTawarLake, which has an area of 70 km². In fact, it doesn't really float; it's just erected with stakes in the lake.
The two of us only arrived at this floating restaurant on Sunday afternoon, and it would have been really nice if we could have been there at sunset and at night. We had woken up late that morning, and in the afternoon we had to go back to our city to prepare for the activity. early next week.
One of the things that most attracted my son's attention were the baskets hanging from the poles there. Actually, it is a fish trap basket that the fishermen there use to catch fish. But the restaurant management has used it as a lamp hanging, and it will look beautiful at night when the lights are on.
I asked permission from the restaurant staff, and they took one for us to take a closer look at. Actually, that was my son's wish. He was curious about the hanging baskets. My son asked me to ask the officer, "Can one of the baskets be taken home?"
My son wasn't too keen on the beautiful lake views that can be enjoyed from the floating restaurant, but he still didn't mind having a few photos taken of the two of us. The nature of the boy: several times I had to hold him because he was too close to the support at the edge of the restaurant; the small fish attracted his attention more than the view of the lake and nature there.
We have really lived our full time without any distractions. That is the weekend of a father and his son, which is how our weekend should be spent together and quality time with the people we love.
A child's childhood is a period of personality formation and character building. One source of personality formation and character building for a child is their own father. And those of you who have now become fathers, be fully present as fathers to your children.
Time with our children will not last long, and one day everything that happens will become a memory and something that is really missed, both by you as a parent and by our children.