The Backbone of Society

I think from the title alone most people would have guessed that this post is about family. I truly believe that family is indeed the backbone of society and the motivation for nearly everything that I do. All too often we get wrapped up in our day to day lives that we simply breeze past one another at the front door as if we were strangers on a city street. And the rare times that families get together for dinnertime it’s as if we could eat by the glow of our cell phones, tablets, hand held video games, or the blaring TV that we all have planted firmly in front of our face. It is certainly a sign of the times but one that I admittedly don’t much care for. Did you know that according to A.C. Nielsen Co. the average parent spends 38.5 minute a week in meaningful conversation with their child. A WEEK!!! I have committed to not becoming part of that statistic and I believe that I have found the perfect way to integrate fun, family time, conversation, and adventure all in one. Want to know my secret?

I take my family RV camping as often as our busy schedules allow! It’s like a little switch flips once we hit the wide open road. The kids seem more relaxed, my wife seems happier, and I am on cloud nine. It can be a short little 2 day trip or a week long vacation but with little to pack, no reservations to make, and all the comforts of home our travel trailer is the answer to a stress free get-away. It is during this time that I am able to re-connect with my kids, to find out what is going on in their lives, and if they are in a really good mood, offer them a bit of fatherly advice. While I know I can’t change society or eliminate technology I feel that for those few days we are back in “the good ole days” laughing by the campfire, playing board games, and taking in the beauty that nature has to offer. (Oh and a place with no cell phone service helps a lot too!)