I think my wife and I have different definitions of exercise. I told her that I wanted to go running this morning, thinking to myself that a 12 mile trail run sounded great on a nice breezy day. My wife says "Great...you should take our son". It's not that I don't want to play with my kids, it's just that I didn't really think that he would be up for a 12 mile walk let alone a 12 mile run. He may not even be up for a 12 mile drive....
Anyway, we negotiated so that I went to a local park with my son and daughter and challenged them to races. My daughter was much more interested in picking flowers and chasing butterflies (but somehow she still always seemed to win!). My son was game for the races - at least at first. But he faded really fast.
The result is that I only ran about a mile (if that), but I still feel good about it if it leads to my son and daughter getting a better appreciation for running and exercise.
Anyway, we negotiated so that I went to a local park with my son and daughter and challenged them to races. My daughter was much more interested in picking flowers and chasing butterflies (but somehow she still always seemed to win!). My son was game for the races - at least at first. But he faded really fast.
The result is that I only ran about a mile (if that), but I still feel good about it if it leads to my son and daughter getting a better appreciation for running and exercise.
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