Choosing Things...For The Kids

 My son started a new job. Because of that, we needed to get him a couple of things--a key and a water bottle. There were other things that needed to be gathered, but those two things, well...I was the one to pick them out.

Does anyone really know what their kids like?

Of the two, the key was the easiest. My son likes to collect skulls--not real ones, but representations. He uses skulls in his social media persona. I went to the hardware store, stared at the dozens of key options and once I found the one with the flaming skull, I knew I had the right one.

The water bottle was a little trickier. Maybe it's because it's more visible. He'll be taking it to work--others will see it and we all judge each other by the things we have (or don't have...). Before I left home to secure the water bottle, I asked which color he would like. He said there was one color he didn't want so I could eliminate one color from the choices

That still left me with five.

Truth be told, I had no idea which colors they would have. I got to work and tried calling my son to get a confirmation. The call didn't go through and neither did the text. I was on my own. 

I know this is not a big deal, but for some people, it is. And I don't want to disappoint my son, so I took a chance and picked one...white. About an hour later, the photo went through. He texted back and said white is a good choice.

These are small things, but it was a dad thing. Glad I was two for two.

Decisions...

We took the family to a local eatery last week. Looking at those waiting in line, I snapped a picture and put in on Instagram. 

I thought it turned out great.

I blurred everyone but my son. He's staring at the menu wondering what he wanted to eat. This may have been the first time he ever ate there--maybe you can see it on his face. The good news is he found something he liked. Things turned out well.

I don't post a lot of pictures on Instagram...only a few this year. If you happen to follow me, you'll see this is true (my Instagram handle is: Hyggeman, if you're interested in following...). I like Instagram and follow many of my friends. I'm sure I could get more people following my account if I posted more.

Getting followers was something I used to pursue. Not so much anymore. I figure if others are interested, they make those decisions for themselves. I have friends who can number their Instagram followers in the tens of thousands. Good for them, I say. But, they have to work hard for those numbers (either that, or they are extremely good looking and people like to see as much of them as possible...). So, that's not really an option for me.

Yes, my son had decisions to make. I decide if/when I'll post any pictures on this particular social media site, and everyone out there decides what they're going to do with their time.

Decisions all the way around.