The kiddos just had 2 weeks easter break from school. This year I made it my mission to spend at least 2-3h per day with them learning German. One thing I know now for sure - I am not a good teacher 😅 way too impatient. Another thing I know now is that I am closer to the 2 dudes than I’ve ever been. It made me reflect and speak with Naura about it and it dawned on me that this is the first time since they were born that I have spent a consistent and meaningful amount of time with them during their school break. Not only was I fully physically present, I was also not distracted with slack messages, emails, meetings and thoughts around the next revenue call. It was just us hanging out, speaking German and experiencing things.
One day we went for Minigolf, the next day we went to the forest, followed by just hanging out behind the house and kicking a soccer ball around…
The crazy thing - I actually already considered myself a relatively present and good father - now after these 2 week, I know that I hadn’t even scratched the surface.Â
I credit this to my solopreneur life - the work feels much more meaningful, autonomous, flexible and balanced than in the past.
As a result, I feel much deeper connected to these 2 dudes than ever before and Rudi now knows how to ride a Vespa.