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Introduction

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      Come on, dads, admit it. When your kids pounce on you as you walk through the door from a hard day's work don't you sometimes wish you could have stayed back at the office? Don't you sometimes feel like Fred Flintstone when he opens the door and Dino tackles him on the sidewalk? Sure, there's a part of Fred that enjoys getting licked by a baby brontosaurus but there's also a big part that would rather be back at the quarry getting yelled at by Mr. Slate.

   Face it! It is hard to give your all to the company store only to find there is even more demanded of you back at home. I don't know about you other dads but sometimes . . . sometimes . . . I don't want my kids around. There! I said it, and I'm ashamed of myself. My dad always wanted me around . . . at least I thought he did. But I'm a baby boomer. I'm more transparent. I'm more honest with my feelings. I'm more . . . selfish.

   My dad never had a chance to be selfish. He had to milk cows, push plows, shovel manure, and then walk barefoot to school for 200 miles each way through blinding Nebraska snowstorms in July. He told me that when he went off to college his dad finally needed to buy a tractor. As for me? Growing up I whined if I had to vacuum the pool. I actually remember saying to my mom, "What! Steak again?" And if you guys are honest with yourselves you will admit that many of you also have it much nicer than your parents ever did, but you whine about things a lot more. And one of those things you whine about (maybe only to yourself) is, "I'm too tired to play with my kids."

   Those feelings are understandable (they're not acceptable, but they're understandable). A little over a decade ago I was tooling around town in a hot little convertible and my only concern was which of the multitudes of women would I impress with my pearls of Spiritual wisdom for that Saturday night. Today, I tool around town in an eight year old 100,000+ mile minivan, carrying twenty extra pounds of blubber and about 20 million fewer hairs on my head. Then, I was carefree and unattached. Today, if I am not working to make ends meet, I'm spending time with my family. Then, if I didn't feel like it, I wouldn't work. Today, I generate more money than ever, but it only glances off my checkbook briefly before it goes to mortgage payments, taxes, insurance, and diapers. Then, I was beginning my interest in Christ. Today, I frequently cry out to Him for guidance and protection. Then, I was lonely and miserable. Today, I find it hard to go to the bathroom by myself, but I wouldn't want to trade places with anyone else.

   So I want to do right when it comes to playing with my kids, as I am sure most dads do, but it is practically impossible to keep up with their perpetual motion. That's where I rely on my creativity to fill in the gap (I am a cartoonist after all). Here are some of the low energy things I do with my high energy kids when I am tired. You can take from these ideas, or better yet, use this as an inspiration for you to think of unique ways you can still interact with your kids when you yourself are completely spent....

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