I wish I was better at staying in the moment. I am always in my head sometime in the future or the past - thinking, thinking, thinking. I know from my research and scholarly work that everyday life is where it's at and that meaning is constructed moment by moment. My amazing time with my brother Rob a year and a half ago while he was sick (the cancer is still gone!), or many years ago now when my brother John was paralyzed, taught me so much about what is important in life - the little things, the everyday. Yet, I always slip back into worrying about the future (when will we see any kind of human justice) or revisiting some past nightmare experience (high school, argh).
And then last week I stumbled on a vlog that focuses on just such everyday events. This man vlogs about his family everyday; and I mean everyday. He has over 700,000 followers who wait impatiently - and, ironically, post their impatience - so I'm late in the game (he's already famous on YouTube). I'm transfixed by this guy. How does he maintain such focus on the little moments of everyday life? His kids are totally adorable, especially the baby, Rocktard (there is also Mommytard, Sontard, Princesstard, and Babytard) but then again, I LOVE babies. I remember moments like this when my kids were young but I was so busy worrying or making sure someone didn't trip or get in a fight that I missed the moment. How does he do it?
So the vlog is called the Shaytards. Yes, I wondered about the "tards" thing too, but he explains it has to do with leotards his little girls wear. Don't expect big, fancy narrative arcs or complex story lines; we're talking about fixing dinner, taking the girls to gymnastics, going fishing, walking in the woods on a snowy day - it's completely fascinating. See what you think and let me know.
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