Yesterday we had some friends and my in-laws over helping us move some stuff upstairs and finish off some work we have recently had done on the house. Things were busy and I had to go down to one of the local restaurants to order a paella for lunch.
My son was waiting at the door on his little bike to go down to the park with his abuelo (Spanish for Grandpa) who was himself getting ready to go out. I hastily grabbed my keys and told my wife I was heading down to make the order, knowing that I would only be a minute or two. As I shut the door and proceeded to the elevator, I heard my son calling “Papa! Papaa!”.
I realized that I had left without saying anything to him; in fact, I walked past him as I left and closed the door. Despite the busy nature of the day, it is important to be mindful that the little guy doesn’t know completely what is happening, and has no idea that I am even leaving or why. It would have been best to have explained to him that Papa was going down to order lunch. Next time I know.
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