Parenting - Goof off Days
Sometimes, the best things in life are learned when we are not trying to do any learning at all. That's what 'goof-off days' taught me when I was a child. And hopefully, that's what I'm teaching my kids. You see, when I was growing up, we were allowed two goof-off days a year, one before Christmas and one after. These were days when we didn't have to go to school.
All we had to do was hangout with one of our parents for the day and enjoy life. These days taught us valuable lessons. The first, of course, being that our parents actually do love us and actually do enjoy spending time with us (or at least they faked it pretty well). Another important lesson is that sometimes we all need to stop, catch our breath, and do a little goofing off. And this is a much-needed lesson that we should ingrain in our children now, before they are thrown into a world that functions at the speed of light. If you would like to start the goof-off day tradition, then here are some important things to keep in mind.
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