I love being a dad at this stage of my eldest son’s life.
He’s a absolutely superb child and I’ve never had to kneel up late inside the central air conditioner of the family home worrying about him. But as he is a rising senior, I absolutely want to start to help him understand a bit more of the responsibilities that come with being an adult, but of course, he’s going to spend at least four years inside a dorm room with radiant heating and no air conditioner before he gets his adulting on. So the past six months and the next 15 months are an essential time for a father to pass some real truth on to his son. It’s both exciting and a bit odd because that child is still my little boy in my eyes; Yet, it’s time for him to take on a bit more responsibility inside and outside of the central air conditioner of the house. I don’t want to overload my boy because his academic excellence is going to lead to plenty of scholarship currency. But delegating some of my essential chores is a place to start. So until he’s off to university, he’s going to be in charge of the heating and cooling equipment. That’s not a big thing as far as time but it’s one of those chores that is essential and has to be a priority. It will be up to him to change the air filter for the Heating & Air Conditioning equipment. It will be up to him to schedule the heating repair next Fall. And then follow up by scheduling the air conditioner tune up next Springtime. He’ll be charged with correctly checking all the air ducts to be sure they are all open and uncongested. It’s a superb first step.