Attention Span

Journaling Reads:

Little boys your age cannot sit still for more than three minutes. They
run from place to place and destroy everything along the way. You
certainly cause your share of destruction but I am always amazed at the
length of your attention span.

A week ago, we went to the Google family picnic and I was worried that
you’d quickly lose interest and want to come back home. But, I was
totally wrong. One of the areas was full of little beads that you could
string into a furry wire and make bracelets and I knew this would be
your very favorite part of the picnic, so I took you there and got a
mini bowl of beads and a few wires so we could sit down and play
together. I figured it would keep you busy for at least a few minutes.

Two hours later, you were still putting the beads on and taking them off
and putting them back on without showing any sign of boredom. If I
didn’t insist that we leave to look at the other sections, you could
have spent another three hours with the beads.

When you were born, I was worried you might have your dad’s ADD, but it
turns out that when it comes to attention, you’ve taken after me. When
you’re doing something you love, you get lost in that world.

Isn’t it wonderful?