Since my time is limited with my son on the weekdays to a few hours between getting home and bedtime, I have tried to establish some Daddy time with him. Just the two of us. This not only gives Mom a much needed break, but allows us to build our own relationship between father and son. No mommies allowed (and he will tell her that!).
It has become such a common routine, that my son is disappointed when he doesn't get time with Daddy because the night got too busy. In those cases, we at least read a quick book together with a promise to spend more time the next night.
Though my days (and nights) can get quite busy at times, you can't forget to make time for your kids. You have to make the time!
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Hi Skip,
Thanks for taking time to start a blog of your own on dad-eblog.com. Others are welcome and encouraged to do this as well.
As for your post, I completely agree - you really have to make the time. Sometimes I plan out my kid time for the week in the same way that I plan out my meetings, workouts, etc. (I need to do that more often actually, so thanks for the reminder!)
Btw, I found an interesting statistical article about the impact of dads just plain "being there" for our kids. It was a study done for daughters, but I think there's plenty of application for sons as well: http://www.divorcereform.org/mel/afatherprescence.html