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Well, they say confession is good for the soul... I've got four great kids. They're bright, curious, fun and I love 'em to bits. Thing is, I absolutely suck at

Well, they say confession is good for the soul... I've got four great kids. They're bright, curious, fun and I love 'em to bits. Thing is, I absolutely suck at being a Dad. I'm lazy, vague, inconsistent, moody and I find it all to easy to go hide in the study and respond to interruptions with "Go and play. Can't you see I'm busy". I don't want to be like this, not one little bit, so my one goal for this year is - no excuses, work at becoming a better Dad.

tptacek 17y ago
Wasn't your dad like this sometimes? Mine was. I'm the same way sometimes too. Not that I'm arguing with you. Spend more time with your kids. But don't beat yourself up. Are your kids happy? Good on you. 2010 is my year of teaching my kids to play Go.
- cubicle67 17y ago
  Yeah, he was. There's lots more I'd like to add, but it's well after midnight here. Just done stuffing stockings and finishing wrapping presents, then there's only about an hours work remaining till we can hit the sack for a few hours until the kids invade. Better run before my wife finds me in here again :) Happy Christmas to you all
- frisco 17y ago
  Teaching your kids to play Go or teaching them to code in Go?
  - tptacek 17y ago
    The game.
phugoid 17y ago
Hey, I suck at it too. And it's hard to make yourself spend a lot of time and effort on something that you're not really good at, when there are other things you really excel at. So my theory is that I suck because I suck.