I love being a dad at this period of my eldest son’s life.
He’s a truly fantastic child and I’ve never had to rest up late inside the central a/c of the family house worrying about him. But as he is a rising senior, I truly want to start to help him understand a bit more of the responsibilities that come with being an adult, however of course, he’s going to spend at least four years inside a dorm room with radiant heating and no a/c 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 unusual 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 a/c 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 arena 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 however 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 HVAC equipment. It will be up to him to schedule the heating repair next Fall. And then follow up by scheduling the a/c tune up next Spring. He’ll be charged with officially checking all the air ducts to be sure they are all open and unplugged. It’s a fantastic first step.