And that’ why we went to The Comfy Cow in the St. Matthews area of Louisville. If you’ve never been there, you need to go. And let me know so I can come too!

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As we were sitting there enjoying our ice cream, I felt the urge to pull out my smartphone, take a picture of all of us, and post it on facebook and twitter.

Then I stopped and asked myself why.

In the span of 3 milliseconds, I realized that I wasn’t taking a picture to preserve a memory.

I also wasn’t taking a picture to share the event with people in the future. I would’ve been taking a picture and posting it for the accolades I would receive online. It feels good to post of picture and have people comment, “like,” and “retweet” you.

But it was going to cost me something. Or rather, it was going to cost my kids something. Something I they never seem to get enough of, something I never seem to have enough of.

My attention.

I don’t want to manage an online persona at the expense of my real life family
relationships.

The next time you’re out with your family, keep the phone in your pocket, and give them what they really need. Your undivided attention.

How do you give your family the attention they need? Just click here and leave your answer in the comments section.

I’d love to hear from you!