I'm not sure how many of you have kids or someone that looks up to you but their perspective on what you do at work can be pretty funny. My son is 4 and thinks all things construction are awesome. He has a tower crane that's as tall as him, a fleet of Tonka Trucks out back, and all kinds of construction equipment and vehicles in the house. He's able to identify all equipment on most every jobsite as we drive around town (proud dad moment). He even knows that cement is not concrete and corrects people if they mess it up (more proud dad moments). As much as he knows about and loves construction for his age, he knows I hardly get on site right now and can operate next to nothing which is a pretty major let down for him. I am pretty sure he expects me to build entire jobs by myself. I tell my son I count (takeoff) things like concrete, dirt, pipe and price them to figure out how much a job will cost. He is only 4 and is uninterested in the price of stuff. This applies to the endless supply of kid crap he sees in commercials during Paw Patrol and my job when I try to explain it. When I try to show him what some work involves with a DIY home improvement project from time to time, his little mind gets blown. Like a normal 4 year old, and many adults, his mind quickly forgets the effort and cost involved with the work and he just expects results. The cycle then repeats itself where he makes an unreasonable request, I agree to make the impossible happen (as any good contractor does) and then we try to convince each other that the end product and the time it took to happen is exactly what we agreed to or not at all what we agreed to. It's the circle of life as a builder and dad.
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