Growing up, dad is not always around... so when he does come back, we clear our plans and schedule just to suit his timing... and my dad have this habit of bringing us to places that is far from home and meet his friends or business pals... and what happened is, my dad will kept talking and we were just sitting there listening to stuff that we have no interest in... for few hours... then when we grew up, he still does the same thing and this is how we learn to fully charge our phones and bring out our power banks...
I always have this thought about why, why did he bring us, then I realized the question I was asking is flawed... because the question that interest me is what did he achieve by bringing us... and things became clear... he doesn't just want us to be involve and know what he is doing, he did this because he doesn't need to feel guilty about not being around us... but what he didn't realized is he is merely lying to himself and we are left with no choice but to sit at a place for hours doing nothing .. then the worst part is... doing nothing actually makes you very tired, and remember when I said places that is far from home just now, well... this created a surviving mechanism of keeping yourself awake even when you are tired, this is why I don't sleep inside cars... because it reminds me of bad memories and I don't feel safe...
I thought I don't like business talk, but turns out that I do... I actually understand it and I find it insightful... I can even have half of my mind doing something else but still decipher what is said, thx to years of training...
What I dislike... no... what I hated was the superb management skill of my dad, the feeling of being forced to stay outside for hours doing nothing and also the time line my dad chooses... GREAT PLAN...
I always said that I don't want any children of mine to grow up the way I did, because I know what trauma it can bring to a person just because you don't know the difference between personal life and work... and also just because you didn't see the importance of details and time management... SO NO!!! I don't ever want to be with someone that doesn't understand this... and the word "management" became my specially designed kryptonite for everyone around me... I can't, I just can't accept the fact that wanting to be rich means that you gave up in living a life... I have seen ppl coming back home and talking about things other than work... or blending in work with their kids in a comfortable ways... IT ONLY TAKE 15 MINUTES OF QUALITY TALK, it can even help you to release stress...