Tuesday, March 13, 2007

why can't i be you

i was playing with my three and a half year old daughter the other day. usually, she wants to read together or have a tea party. when we can, we'll go biking or scootering. on this particular day, though, she wanted to pretend to play music together.

she took out a little pink inflatable guitar (that my wife picked up as a freebie at a seminar at the national children's pastor's conference) and started strumming. my daughter has always loved music, especially the rock. when she was around a year old, she would demand we listen to "vertigo" by u2 over and over again during our long ride from home to church.

all of a sudden, though, she began smashing the guitar -- pete townshend-style. a bit taken aback, i asked her what she was doing. she said she was just doing what daddy did before. now i was confused. when had i smashed a guitar in front of her (or ever)? had i knocked something over in frustration? did i totally screw up?

i was relived when she clarified what she meant. she explained to her confused father that she was talking about "that guitar game" where, upon successfully completing a song, the virtual guitarist on screen would proceed to demolish his or her guitar, with glee. the game to which she was referring is, of course, guitar hero.


everyday i realize how quickly kids pick up on the things they see. from muttering insults at the car who just cut me off to the kinds of things i think are funny, i am setting an example at all times. in this enormous responsibility and calling, all i can do is rely on the grace of God to continue to mold & shape my heart, and to guide and lead my family as well.


i wish i had photos of her smashing that guitar, though!

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