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I've got to say being a parent is one of those life events that turns your world upside down.

I'm John Fuller along with Danny Werta and I remember getting married was like easy.

It just was so natural. Having kids was so hard. It wasn't hard right away, but in time my kids kind of made me realize I'm just going full bore I'm just going full bore

through life without slowing down to enjoy the simple gifts and one of the things

that several little kids at once did for me was,

Danny, to help me slow down and just realize, okay, my daughters want a tea party right now.

I need to go fix something on the car right now.

I guess I'll have the tea party.

You know, I guess I'll sit down with them and I'll interact with them and engage with them

because I don't think we're going to stay this age

and want me to do this kind of thing forever.

Yeah, this concept of being present is so key to us as parents.

We're wanting to go to the next thing because we feel that we need to. Yeah.

And yet kids are in the moment and we need to meet them there.

That's fantastic, John.

I realized just a few years ago I had a great lesson that my kids taught me.

And I was checking in with them just saying hey how

how are things going I felt a little insecure about it because I have been I

been so busy didn't feel like I had been as present listening like I tell people to do and

here I'm a counselor and I just I didn't feel like the rhythm was was just right and

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