We went to my son's friend's birthday party this weekend
A bunch of 4-5 year old kids, running around in a backyard, bounce house, etc
A few kids were also playing basketball in the driveway on an 8ft hoop
I overheard one kid say to his dad:
"Dad lift me up so I can dunk!"
The dad's response:
"Not right now son, I don't want to get all sweaty."
I'm not posting this to shame that dad...he probably doesn't follow our accounts (lol jk, but not really)
And I'm not posting it to sound holier-than-thou...Lord knows I've made a dozen mistakes already this morning
I'm posting it as a reminder to everyone reading this, myself included:
ONE DAY your kid will ask you to play for the very last time.
And the more often you say "not right now" or "I'm too busy"...the sooner that day will come.