The One Thing My Dad Never Missed

ByJowi Witt

Most kids don’t remember what you did.
They do remember that you were there.

Life is hard today.​
We have many priorities pulling on us.
We have many responsibilities pulling us away from our family.

Today most couples need to both get jobs.​
The pay in the jobs went down and financing requires both incomes to make a living.

When I was growing up, I was fortunate enough for my dad to have a job that would allow us to live with one income only.
My mother could stay at home.
​Focus all her attention and time on us kids.

One thing I knew that I also want for my kids—
There was one thing that I also observed.

I recently spoke with my dad about it.
He said it was the one thing he wouldn’t negotiate:
​He would always be home for dinner.

As long as I remember, that’s what he did.
He was home every day at 5:30 for dinner.

That might sound like a lot.
There is one more thing to it:
​He also always left after family breakfast.

This is something that is hard to come by today—
​Home for breakfast and dinner while also making enough money to provide on one income alone.

I don’t remember what we did at dinner.
​I do remember he was home for dinner every night.

That’s how important it is to be present at home.
That’s what I remember.
​To be home for dinner.

Similar Posts

  • You Need a Guide to Win Faster

    ByJowi Witt

    When I went fishing for the first time, I was in the US.A guy from church invited me to come along with him.He packed up his boat, went to get some bait, and drove us to the lake. It was all prepared for me.It was a blast. I do admit, I got a little sunburn.Besides that, we had a good day fishing. Then I thought to myself:That wasn’t so hard. I can do it. So I got myself a fishing rod and went to a lake.I had some bait with me.My brother joined me on the trip. We were fishing hard. We caught…

  • The Art of Client-Centric Thinking

    ByJowi Witt

    When I started to get into the whole business universe, it was all about what I wanted.I was going to build a business to make enough to live a life in freedom and provide for my family. This is what I was told that I want.That’s what people were talking about on YouTube.All those fun benefits from running my business. I really wanted those things: Working 4 hours per week. Having the perks of passive income. Travelling the world. Yet, none of it happened. I was working hard on what should be…

  • The truth about the easy life.

    ByJowi Witt

    Hey Reader, Last night was rough. Our son woke us up in the night.Which happens to all parents, I know. He cried.He was hungry, so we gave him a bottle of milk. Just when I was about to fall asleep again, he cried again. At some point, he fell asleep again.I didn’t… My mind was wandering around. How nice would it be to have an easy life? Sleeping through the night. Sitting up rested. No commitments during the day. Just whatever I want to do. Do you also wish for an easy life sometimes? It…

  • Don’t Wait Until You Feel Ready

    ByJowi Witt

    “Well, I’m not ready.”How often do I hear this from others?How often do I think it myself? Too often. The truth is: You will never feel ready. The more you learn,the more you figure out what else there is to learn. Even when I feel like I have something figured out —the world changes and I have to start over again. Every time I used to start over,I’d get faster because I got better. I also know: Everybody else needs to start over too. There’s this constant battle inside: “Just start” sounds…

  • New Breed of Family Leader

    ByJowi Witt

    New Breed of Family Leader I love my family. My goal is to become the best Leader for them. In a time when family values are low – men are to blame for everything – we have no strong family leaders. We are in the middle of a crisis. The problem is: Men have become weak leaders. So it’s time for the New Breed of Family Leaders to stand up. This is the start of something big. We need to stand united. Take charge and lead wisely. The New Breed is the Present Provider. The Present Provider takes…

  • Constraints as Your Super Power

    ByJowi Witt

    Hey Reader, Wait what? You’re telling me that the things I can’t do are actually my strengths? Yes, I am. We live in a world with modern opportunities.We have so many options to choose from. It used to be that we would learn the job of our dads—which he learned from his dad. That’s why some last names include a job title.It is what your family was known for. Today we have freedom: Freedom to live where we want To find a job that we want To marry who we want To spend money the way we want In…