Speaking of busy schedules, River’s own brothers and sisters-in-law were just as swamped. Each of them ran multiple companies and sometimes managed their subsidiaries too. They were so busy that even taking a sip of water felt like a luxury.
Yet, no matter how packed their days were, they still made time for their kids. They cleared their weekends of all social obligations so they could be fully present with their families.
Wherever their children wanted to go, they would try their best to make it happen. They valued companionship above all else.
River often told himself that when he became a father, he would follow their example. He wanted his future children to grow up happy and optimistic, surrounded by love and time together.
His brothers and their wives even made it a point to attend every parent-teacher meeting at school.
Unlike Johnathan, who lived under the same roof as his son yet rarely saw him, Luis had gone long stretches without spending real time with his dad.
Johnathan did peek in on his son in the mornings before work and at night when he got home—but Luis was always asleep.
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