{"id":4714,"date":"2016-03-24T10:35:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T14:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/?p=4714"},"modified":"2016-03-24T10:35:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T14:35:25","slug":"52-times-talk-whos-got-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/52-times-talk-whos-got-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"52 Weeks Of Talking To Our Kids: Who&#8217;s Got Their Shoes On?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"52 Weeks of Talking to Our Kids: Who's Got Their Shoes On?\" href=\" https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/52-times-talk-whos-got-shoes\/\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"52 Weeks of Talking to Our Kids: Who's Got Their Shoes On?\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1517\/25402087333_8848606bac_z.jpg\" alt=\"52 Weeks of Talking to Our Kids: Who's Got Their Shoes On?\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A good piece of advice that we received early in our parenting of many littles was to always take at least one child with us where ever we went, if possible. The thinking was that if we always took a child with us, we could talk and train \u201con the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we made it a point to always grab a kid if one of us left the house to run an errand\u2014or plan to take one child with us if we knew ahead of time that we were going to be driving somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Out of this theory came our mantra: \u201cWho\u2019s got your shoes on? Dad\u2019s running an errand!\u201d Or \u201cWho\u2019s got your shoes on? Mom\u2019s got to take a quick trip to town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The kids would scramble and look for shoes and socks to be the first one ready to head out with Mom or Dad. Of course, who went with us wasn\u2019t always based on who had their shoes on, but it was a little saying that we used to emphasize the fact that we wanted to be with them\u2014and know what was going on in their hearts.<\/p>\n<p>This has taken on different looks throughout our lives, As the kids grew up, if we ever had to take two vehicles someplace (like if Dad was joining us from work or coming later to something), on the way home, one child would ride with Dad alone and the others would ride with Mom. (I had more time with the kids automatically by homeschooling them during the day, so one-on-one time with Dad was one of the things we used this time for.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhoever has their shoes on\u201d became \u201cwhoever was working on learning to drive\u201d starting about twelve years ago as Ray taught each child to drive and took them out on the road a couple of nights a week for a few months. While driving and learning the ways of the road, conversations about so many other things just happened.<\/p>\n<p>And today, it isn\u2019t \u201cwho has their shoes on\u201d as much as who might be available to call on their cell phone as I\u2019m driving (talking\u2014NOT texting!). I always look at the clock when I get in the vehicle alone to see which grown son or daughter is doing what\u2014and who I should try to call to check in with. Ray\u2019s drive time home from work is usually spent talking to an adult child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho has their shoes on\u201d; \u201cWho\u2019s learning to drive\u201d; \u201cWho\u2019s available to call\u201d\u2014all avenues leading to the same goal: for our kids to know, think, feel, and say,<em> Mom and Dad want to be with me and talk to me enough to take me with them when they go somewhere, spend time with me as I\u2019m learning to drive, or call me when we are apart.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good piece of advice that we received early in our parenting of many littles was to always take at least one child with us where ever we went, if possible. 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