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We got a puppy this past November. I, like many dads, was against it initially. Who’s going to take care of the puppy? Who’s going to train him? I was only 6 months removed from the agony of putting down our 13 year old chocolate Labrador, and I knew what a puppy meant.
I was given promises and assurances from my children, a friend said kids need a dog, the puppies in the litter were really cute… we got a puppy.
There’s something to the experience of having something that is brand new to our world. My children are growing up, so those baby and toddler moments are almost 10 years behind me at this point. The wonder, the “new-ness” of everything came back to me with the puppy.
When you find yourself in moments, how do you handle them? It’s a vague question I know- but like the adage goes, how you do anything is how you do everything.
New moments, new experiences. Everyday routines, chores, and tasks.
How do you handle them?
I found myself first doing it on days that I was tired. Then some days I was distracted. Then some days I had some kind of FOMO.
I was looking at my phone while walking this puppy.
All the “new-ness,” the learning, the enjoyment went poof! It’s not that I didn’t want to walk him- it’s good exercise. But every stop to…
