Date Your Daughters

Do what it takes to spend time with your children alone. One on one visits with them mean a lot, now and in the years to come. One of the girls told me that some of her favorite childhood memories will always be of us going to the grocery store alone together. So fight the urge to run errands alone because you need some free time or want to get done quickly. In the long run, it's worth the effort to grab a hand and leave the rest at home. (Of course, don't leave them alone if they aren't old enough.)

Ray has always taken the girls out for a birthday date to the restaurant of their choice. As they have grown, he has gone to so many places, from Waffle House to Ted's Montana Grill and everything in between. The older they get the more they realize that Waffle House is NOT the best place to go. He has found out many great things about the girls that he wouldn't have known if our whole crowd had been with him. Their dates always seem to end with him spending too much at Barnes and Noble.

This past Summer, Mary and I went down to Agnes Scott College to hear one of her favorite authors speak. It was really fun! Even though the feminist, liberal agenda was evident, we got to talk about things that were said and enjoy each other's company. (And Mary got two free books.)