As I sit here on a Friday night, a long week in work behind me. The weekend is just around the corner. What does that mean?
Well to some people it might mean massive sessions on Modern Warfare 2 or Battlefield Bad Company 2 depending on your preference. A hermit lifestyle for the weekend, moving only for toilet breaks or refreshments. That's how life used to be for me.
Now however I find myself the dad of twin 2 year old boys, a full time working dad of twin 2 year old boys at that. The weekend involves pulling silly faces making silly noises and watching Thomas the Tank Engine!
Let me share three things I've learnt from being a parent.
Time is a premium: Yes of course the time I spend with my kids is important, shaping their minds imparting knowledge, but just as important is the time when they're in bed. But what do I do when they're in bed? To be honest I couldn't tell you what I do, I think I just spend most of the evening on auto-pilot.
Never ever leave gadgets lying round within kids reach: I got complacent, I left a PS3 controller out of reach but within sight of the kids, and what happened? Yes you guessed it... it broke. When did I find out? Just when I was about to relax in front of the TV and start Batman: Arkham Asylum. I wont go into too much detail as to how it broke, lets just say it involved a kids toy being dropped from a height. Sony replaced it and I eventually got to play my game.
Try not to promise online meet up's: Yeah that's right, there have been times where I've arranged to meet up online and play some co-op action (MW2 spec ops anyone?) but once the kids are asleep and I've had tea the only thing I'll be battling that night is the urge to have an early night.
Please understand, the above isn't a rant nor a complaint, I love my wife and kids and wouldn't change anything for what I've got today. In fact I can't wait till the kids can actually start playing the consoles themselves (Supervised of course!).
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