Why Are You Interrupting This?
The Daily Dad
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4.6 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2025
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Summary
Right now, they’re interested in something. Right now, they’re being curious. Why are you interrupting this?
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| 2:24.6 | You say you don't want them on screens. |
| 2:27.1 | You say you wish they could entertain themselves. |
| 2:29.8 | You say that your hope is that they find the things that interest them, |
| 2:32.7 | that you want them to be curious, |
| 2:34.4 | that you want them to have hobbies or play sports or make art. And what are you doing? You're rushing |
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