It is Easter Sunday and I am sitting in a Starbucks reading and writing (fortunately, there is no arithmetic.)  The only signs of Easter here are the bunny ears my caffeine wielding Barista wears, fully qualifying her as an official “Bar-Easter.”  Instead of popping handfuls of Cadbury Mini Chocolate Eggs and biting the heads off of hollow chocolate bunnies (the Solid Milk Chocolate ones are better, but much harder to decapitate), my kids are off doing their own thing.  One is up in Boston grooving on his guitar and the other two are at work in restaurants, busily handling the Easter Sunday brunch crowd. Gone are the days of messy watercolors and broken eggs on the kitchen floor, or digging through baskets of pink and green confetti.  Today, our hunt for eggs is strictly limited to the ones that are poached, scrambled or omeletized for breakfast.

Comfort Zones Are For Wusses

If your kids are young enough to enjoy it go all out today and BE SILLY!  Don’t worry about what your neighbors think as you hop through your yard donning rabbit ears and a big bushy tail.  If you have to, crawl around on all fours like the pet dog to sniff for the hidden eggs, do so with pride and flair, and be sure to lift your leg at the fire hydrant or a tree when your kids are watching.  Today is the day to make your kids laugh by chewing messily on raw carrots like a buck toothed cartoon character.  Whatever it takes, make Easter (and EVERY day for that matter) FUN for your kids by letting your guard down.  Forget about behaving “like an adult” and just BE SILLY.  Yes, holidays have deeper meaning and by all means, observe the serious side however you feel is appropriate, but don’t forget the FUN of it.  When your kids are young, these are the days we can forget about the big stuff and just ENJOY.  It is the silly times that both you and your kids will cherish and remember forever.

It is the silly times I am remembering now…

?Jeff Sass is the proud dad of ZEO (Zach, 21, Ethan, 19 and Olivia, 18).  He is also a seasoned entertainment and technology exec and active social media enthusiast.  You can see more of Jeff’s writing at Sassholes!and Social Networking Rehab and you can listen to Jeff on the Cast of Dads podcast.

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