From my kids’ point of view, much of my work consists of me sitting at my computer and typing. There’s no need for them to differentiate between spreadsheets, e-mails, word processing, coding, or any of the rest of it. To them, it’s just daddy sitting at a computer and typing.<\/p>\n
The other day, my wife and I had a little scheduling mixup that resulted in our 3 year old playing quietly in my office while I worked. It was only for an hour or so, and he did surprisingly well.<\/p>\n
At one point during that hour, I leaned back, stretched, and took a drink.<\/p>\n
“Hey! Daddy! Put your hands back!”<\/p>\n
Um, what?<\/p>\n
He repeated his shouted command. “Put your hands back! Back! Put your hands back! You’re working!”<\/p>\n
I put my drink down and put my hands slowly back on the keyboard.<\/p>\n
“There you go. That’s right.”<\/p>\n
He’s not allowed to play quietly in my office while I work any more.<\/p>\n
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