Jeff Foxworthy: Kids Want 'All Your Time'
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Quantity or quality? For comedian, television host and dad-of-two Jeff Foxworthy, the answer is clear. “As a parent, I’ve found out that kids don’t want ‘quality time’ with you, they want ‘quantity,’” he tells PARADE. “In fact, they want all of your time.”
Although “interaction and communication” are important, Jeff says that “just your presence there in the house means the world to them.” To that end, he recently put his theories to the test with daughters Jordan Lane, 17, and Julianne, 15.
“I asked my girls, ‘Would you rather see me once a week and we go to Disneyland, or would you rather just have me here every night?’ And they said, ‘Every night.’”
Determined to chart a different course than his own father who “left at an early age,” Jeff says that he’s turned down roles because they would take him away from home. “I’m not going to give away one of my kids’ summers,” he explains. “I do my career around them.”
“I’ve always taught them that the most important things in life aren’t things — they’re relationships with your family and friends. People who just have things aren’t very satisfied, but people who have a lot of relationships usually have a pretty happy life.”
The life lessons go both ways, however. “They have given me a small glimpse of how God must feel about us,” Jeff says of his girls. “You know, your spouse is capable of doing something where you wouldn’t love him or her anymore, but your kids aren’t.” Although “it doesn’t mean you don’t get angry or frustrated with them,” Jeff adds, “but you cannot not love them. They’re an awesome gift.”
Jordan and Julianne are Jeff’s daughters with wife Pamela Gregg.
Source: PARADE
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