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> I recently had an outing where I was the only "active" father. I had a dozen children begging for my attention. They were cutting in line to engage with me. Other fathers looked on. They all knew my tricks, jokes but I was the only one engaging.

On occasion I'll go to the park to play with my son and other kids will start following us around and sometimes even come up and ask if I can also toss them around. (Sorry, no can do!)

Being a parent is a full contact sport. :D

It is sad so many adults are either unwilling or unable to engage with kids.