Young Gru: Look, Mom, I drew a picture of me landing on the moon.
Gru’s Mom: Eh.
Young Gru: Look, Mom, I made a prototype of a rocket out of macaroni.
Gru’s Mom: Eh.
Young Gru: Look, Mom, I built a real rocket based on the macaroni prototype.
[Fires rocket]
Gru’s Mom: [holds her breath in amazement for a moment] … Eh.

— Despicable Me

Every parent has been there.  You’re trying to do something, and the kid wants your attention.  You may be enjoying your first quiet moment in weeks, and suddenly some child wants you to look at something.  You want nothing more than to ignore them or tell them to be quiet and go away.  You’ve worked hard.  You have things to do.  You deserve some peace.

But you can’t, or at least you shouldn’t.  I’m as guilty of this as the next dad, but you need to listen to your kids.  You need to look at what they think is important, because it tells them that they’re important.  You can’t make them feel like there is anything more important than them.  I’ve been that dad, and the results suck.