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Parenting As A Two-Edged Sword

A) The other day I took time out of my schedule to play dolls with my daughter. B) The other day, I took time away from playing do lls with my daughter to cook dinner. Which really happened? A, or B? From a certain perspective, both are true. As Obi wan Kenobi warned: What I told you was true… from a certain point of view I n the moment, I considered myself a heroic Dad. Here I was, valiantly cooking dinner for the kids and their Mom while also  managing to get in some one-on-one time with one of the kids. And  playing one of her favorite things, too boot. That is perspective A.  But it occurred to me that from her perspective (B), what I was saying might not be true.  Instead of a Dad demonstrating superpowers of multi-tasking, she might simply be seeing me as too busy to really give her my full attention.  When I look back in 10 years I might well remember the hectic but great times when I played dolls with her while cooking. And as a teen, she may well