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This is what they really want.

We talked about why we say yes when our kids ask us to do things for them. We say yes to jumping in the

pool. We say yes to watching that awful show. We say yes to being the chauffeur. Why? Of course, because

time is fleeting and no one knows for certain how many opportunities we get in this life to spend

time with people we love. But here's the real reason. Your kid isn't asking you to jump in the

cold water or tell you that story again. They're asking for you, period. They are reaching out.

And as we've said, when your child extends their hand, you have to take it. That doesn't mean we

always have to acquiesce, obviously, when they ask for stuff, a new bike, a piece of cake, to not

have to do their homework, you can say no. But when they ask for us, when what they want requires

spending time with them together as a family, we better jump on that loose ball and run it back

for all it's worth. Take yes for an answer. Give them yes as an answer. They want you, at least right now. Will that

always be true? Maybe not, but rejecting them squandering a perfectly good opportunity because you're

tired, because you're in a bad mood, because you're not interested in the thing they asked for.

Well, that's one way to make sure it happens. Hey, thanks for listening to the Daily Dad podcast.

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