parenting done right

player two! is there a right or wrong way to hang out with your kids? is there a standard picture of what parenting looks like? and who gets to decide what that is? is it you? is it me? i'm starting the conversation. i'm rolling around the inter-webs and i found a social-media post... there was a guy; controller for his game system in his hand

one kid in his lap... *i'm totally doin' it, dad!* he's got another kid to his side... *we are a team!* the guy's like "they don't even know that their controls are disconnected... ...but daddy gets to enjoy his game." um, i am looking at that thing and i am, like "uh... hashtag dad winning!" his kids are getting to spend time with their dad.

who cares if they're not actually controlling the dude?! *it's you and me, buddy!* they are having fun... and it was so cute and adorable and really cool and fun to see... until i started reading the comments... there were people trolling this man. *why don't you get your butt up off the floor and, maybe, go outside with your kids?!* who are you?! *why don't you find a more educational thing to do with your children?!* um... if you think that there is any parent

that spends 100% of their time with their kids doing educational things... you're crazy. *a. b. c. d. e. f. g... h. i. j .k. lolololololo...* do you agree? do you think that it always has to be 100% intellectual? or is there play-doh time? is there play-doh eating time? *am i always trying to be not academic? that quesion answers itself...*

anyway, i found it to be a very interesting thing that people had the nerve to quetion this person's value as a parent because he was sitting there playing a video-game and he had his kids with him... was t that the kids' controllers weren't plugged in and they had no idea that they weren't controlling the little guy on the screen? you know... now that i think about it, i'm mad too! if your idea of spending time with your kids is sitting on the floor, holding a control playing the game, while your kids think they're playing the game with you...

that's fine. *hey dad! look what i did!* *haha! look what you did! you're amazing at this.* *i'm gonna put my initials in, though... do you know letters?* you know, their controllers aren't connected, but when i die... *i can't believe you messed that up, kid. i can't believe it.* the kids are with you. they're playing games with you.

dude, that's parenting. you get to decide what fun looks like with your kids. you get to decide. why? because you're a parent. so now it's time to go unplug a couple of controllers... and go get to dadding! want to show your baby you love them? *smooch* your baby understands this... your baby understands being close to you. your baby understands that they hear your voice and that they see your eyes and they see your smile.

hold them, look into their eyes... talk to them like they're people. they don't know your words... you can say whatever you want... *otolaryngology.* *antidisestablishmentarianism.* yeah. that's how a baby knows that you love 'em and that you're there for them and that they can trust you... and that everything's gonna be okay. this is aurora, i'm jason.

thank you, so much, for watching! now go get to dadding! before we go... if it's your first time coming to this channel, i'm jason, this is aurora. we want you to hit that subscribe button down there or if you click that little handy-dandy thing there in the corner, you'll see a little subscribe button in there too, we'd love to hear your comments... leave them in the comments section or email heywheresmommy@gmail.com

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