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By Dr James Dobson
Have you noticed that routine panic is becoming a way of life for today's families?
But guess who's the inevitable loser from this breathless lifestyle? It's the little guy who's leaning against the wall with his hands in the pockets of his blue jeans.
He misses his father during the long day but Dad's all tired out. Besides he has a briefcase full of work to be done. Mum had promised to take him to the park this afternoon but then she had to attend a school meeting at the last minute.
Children just don't fit into a to-do list very well. It takes time to introduce them to good books. It takes time to listen once more to the bruised knee episode from the playground and talk about the bird with the broken wing.
These are the building blocks of esteem held together with the mortar of love. But they seldom materialise amidst busy schedules.
Instead, crowded lives produce fatigue, fatigue produces irritability, and irritability produces indifference. There simply has to be a better way.
From TODAY, Voices – Friday, 16-Oct-2009
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