In the summer of 1992,
Shania Twain released a
music video that would
change my life. The #1
Twain and was viewed daily
by my friends and me at the
coast where we worked. We had
a master key, a list of unrented
condominiums, and a daily 9:30 a.m. appointment
with Country Music Television countdown. The
other day a moment occurred when I had the
shocking realization that I had grown much older
and was not as young as I use to be. While watching
the character of a mom to an adult child, which to
me was incomprehensible. I realized reality does not
always match the story in your memories.
Change is continually happening around us, but
we are slow to recognize that change is happening
and are worse at adapting to it. I had a moment
12 Bham Family August 2020
JUST FOR DADS
recently that reminded me how important it is to
adapt to change. At the swimming pool, my wife,
out of concern, pointed out that my shoulder,
which has undergone multiple surgeries, was
atrophying. (In my mind, I am still the young man
who could win bench press competitions at the
gym, but the truth is it has been over twenty years
are still remembering and living through the “good
ole’ days,” as represented in our Facebook posts.
The past several months our children have had
to adapt to countless changes, unforeseen scenarios,
national crises, and more bad news. How do we
measure or know if our kids are able to adapt? As
we help our kids adjust to change, remember they
can feel our stress. We should remove unneeded
distractions when possible and promote healthy
and mental refreshing. It’s also good to listen to our
kids’ conversations with other kids to pick up cues
on how they are feeling. Keeping the perspective
change is a great practice for us dads—not to
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