This is not one of those everyday, recreate-able moments. It's a surreal 'Hey I remember this from about 20 years ago' feeling. Some may find it odd to constantly be aware that you are in the midst of a Kodak moment - that level of self-awareness must distract from just experiencing life. Perhaps. But for me, the alternative is to see everything as a task to be accomplished and worried about, which is why I need a paradigm shift. So I see this as a cliched moment with father and son - and that is a good thing.
On a selfish level, anytime a 2-year old sits still for 90 minutes is a gift from the heavens. But the fact that both he and I were equally enthralled with garbage cans, switchplate covers, and gyprock was a male bonding moment. To see him wide-eyed, taking in 40-foot shelves of paint is perhaps one of the most commonly appreciated human moments. Watching children discover the world tugs at the same part of our psyche that loves the very first Spiderman and Matrix precisely because we are watching someone discover something. Even when my son did recognize some tools, he wanted them as if they were toys. And I guess tools are toys for men.
Thanks for the ambience, RONA Building Centre. My son and I are waiting for the endorsement deal.
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