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Daddys shoes...

The saying "you have some big shoes to fill" comes lightly these days. Not everyone wants to follow in others steps. Others do. It doesn't surprise me when i see the kids doing things like this. Jessie did it when she was about 3...Jaxon doing it when hes almost 2. I have a picture of me doing it with my dads boots. Its a kid thing I guess. You do the things after the person you admire. Kinda like wanting to fill their shoes. This post is unrelated to shoes though.
See a few weeks ago Josh ran to the store to get a few things. I told him to take Jaxon with him as I needed to get a few things done around the house since we were going to have company over. The look on his face was like i ask him to cut off his toe. "I'm just going to get a few things..ill be in and out." he says as hes making his way to the door. Of course knowing if i said the words go and store to Jaxon he would have ran in front of daddy wanting to leave. "SO!!!" i shrieked. "Is it that hard to take him with you?" "Not hard, but I cant really hurry when hes with me, you know?" NO NO NO I don't know! "NO I don't know!! take him with you please. its not like hes going to keep you in the store forever!" So there they went. While they were going I got to thinking...I have to take him with me everywhere, whether it be a quick stop or a full blown out grocery shopping adventure. Hes older now so we don't have to take the whole nursery with us anytime we do need to just run in somewhere. So this sparked my curiosity with other dads i know. So i ask a few the same question...Do you try to avoid taking your kids anywhere with you? Now I should clarify I do have 2 days without Jaxon at home for about 8 hours. Gives me time to clean and sometimes errand run IF i know i am going to be somewhere for a long time..he is almost 2 after all and the thought of him sitting still is not in his nature. But more times than not i take him with me. The other dads said YES! I was shocked! "Do the moms know ya'll do this?" I questioned only because i wonder if they notice or it doesn't bother them. Not that it really bothers me...i just needed a quick 10 minutes that day with out a 1 year old at my heels. Josh does enjoy spending time with his son...well all his kids for that matter...he took a different turn with raising kids. Didn't fill the shoes before him if you know what i mean. And the good thing about their 10 minute grocery store trip...Jaxon came back that day with a new hot wheel, he learned how to say salsa and chips, helped daddy make some snacks, and appreciated me more because we had a little time apart.

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