{"id":303,"date":"2012-11-15T23:38:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T04:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/?p=303"},"modified":"2012-11-15T23:38:24","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T04:38:24","slug":"right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/?p=303","title":{"rendered":"Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I was washing dishes tonight, and I happened to glance at the framed photo I have of Hannah that sits on the counter near the sink. It’s a shot from a trip the two of us took to Dollywood a couple of years ago. There she was, smiling with a couple of baby teeth missing, holding the stuffed animal she won at one of the games.<\/p>\n

Hannah seems like a whole different kid now. Taller, more coordinated. More sure of herself in some ways, but more worried about what her friends think of her. Reading like a book a day. Watching Disney Channel original series. Writing a report for school on President Taft. (Remind me to share that story one day.) Girl Scouts! She’s doing Girl Scouts now, and already has a few patches.<\/p>\n

Lily’s growing up, too. She has more personality these days, and says silly things I know she’s picked up from her friends at school. And she can read. Not just pretend-read, but actually read. She can sound out most any three- or four-letter word. She brought a book home from school today with a sheet for me to sign saying we had read the book. I asked her if I was supposed to read it to her, or if she was supposed to read it to me. She pointed both thumbs at herself and said, “I’m going to read it!”<\/p>\n

My girls aren’t the same little girls they were two years ago. They grow and change every day.<\/p>\n

It’s so tempting to think…<\/p>\n

…when I get through this busy season at work, I’ll be able to focus on the girls.<\/em><\/p>\n

…when I move into a real house, we’ll do all kinds of fun things together.<\/em><\/p>\n

…when I find someone to be in a relationship with, then the girls and I will have the life I want.<\/em><\/p>\n

But I can’t wait for those things to happen to invest my time and energy in my daughters. I’ll miss too much. I don’t want to miss who they are right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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