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golf

I’ve posted this sentiment before but it came up again this past weekend when I was down at Duke for an event hosted by a now retired professor, and before that a business executive, who has amassed a great network of alumni of whom he gathers frequently. 

His advice for parenting and being an active father and now grandfather: don’t play golf 

The men didn’t love this when he said it. I broke out in a wild grin. 

Some man was like “is there anything else we can do? Fishing??” 

“I said what I said” 

Be present! Don’t be the dad (or mom) who spends their weekdays working and weekends hitting a ball down the green 

Thoughts?

Perhaps men are accustomed to, or strive to expect, leisure. And consideration outside of that locus is difficult

Saying things with my chest 

Recovering people pleaser 

Humanist, but naturalist first 

Quieter in person 💗