Children Are Better Than You
Because they don’t have a breakdown if you say, “I’m surprised you didn’t levitate after you just farted on the stairwell.” Instead they say, with relaxed, good-humored glee back to daddy, “You monster.”
Children Are Better Than You
Because when the children laugh, it sounds like tingly love.
Children Are Better Than You
Because no dream is big enough for them. And they never try to trip up your MOJO with life accomplishment limiting labels.
Children Are Better Than You
When you tell them about positive happenings in your writing career, they don’t turn into tone deaf mutes instantaneously, on cue every time.
Children Are Better Than You
Because you never inspire me to write poetry in your honor.
Children Are Better Than You
Because their eyes actively search for magical delight in all, rather than seek out imperfections to shred to pieces.
Children Are Better Than You
Because their love makes me feel like a winner inside.
Children Are Better Than You
They do mini-musicals for me.
Children Are Better Than You
They push me to become the best version of me.
Children Are Better Than You
Because when I say I’m sorry, they let it go.
Children Are Better Than You
They never take your emotionally present company for granted. Giving ten times love back, for showing an interest in getting closer to them.
Children Are Better Than You
They instinctively know when you’re being a boring, bossy stiff before you do.
Children Are Better Than You
They look at the world with infinite wonder.
Children Are Better Than You
Because when they say “Yum” about your homemade hummus, they say it with pure, holy wow, this is the best batch ever, keep up the good work, dada joy.
Children Are Better Than You
Because giving them shoulder rides makes you feel like the one on top of the world.
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A version of this originally published on Do It All Dad
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