Pantless in Seattle

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“How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something, but to be someone.” – Coco Chanel

The other day some friends came to the door to pick up Miss O for an outing. Mr. D was standing in the hallway in a shirt and nothing else. My friend asked where his pants were and he replied, “They’re broken.”

There is something so refreshing for how kids come into this world not caring about what other people think or the “correct way” to do things. Caring less as a way to be authentic and open is the topic of my post on Wise & Shine today: Caring Less Without Being Care Less

(featured photo is Mr. D at a fire station without pants)

32 thoughts on “Pantless in Seattle”

  2. Oh how I love this topic. I remember making these same observations when my kids were young but sadly I sort of took up their perspective and slowly loosened my grip on the things I thought were important but actually were not. Like a spotless house, organized bookcases, clean laundry room, dishes in the dishwasher not in the sink or all over the house. I’m so glad I caved to their way of being in the world and just let a lot of things go. It made our time together much less tense and conflicting. And way better memories of me in my bathrobe, kids still in portions of their PJs, shooting the shit with the neighbors on the front porch at 3 in the afternoon. Good times…Hugs, C

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    1. I love the image you paint about hanging out on the porch at 3pm – beautiful, Cheryl. Yes, we need to let it go. Thank you for endorsing that approach and also validating the outcome!

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  3. Kids have a way of reflecting back to us all the things we think are important, but may not be!

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  7. I love your dad’s saying a lot. It must be so freeing to care less, while not being careless. Such a liberating thought but very difficult to do in this world of intense scrutiny and instant mob judgment.

    Mr D sounds like he is off to a good start though. May he maintain that attitude for as long as possible!

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    1. You’re right, Ab – it’s hard to do. I’m with you – let’s hope our kids can hang onto it as long as possible and maybe when they teach us a thing or two about caring less, we can repay it as they grow older! 🙂 Thank you for reading and commenting – as always!!

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    1. I’m laughing, Ally! You are right – that would be a great blog name. It might set expectations too high though because I’m never as funny as my kids. Or it could set expectations too low… 🙂

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