{"id":6462,"date":"2016-07-08T20:20:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T03:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6462"},"modified":"2016-07-08T20:20:55","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T03:20:55","slug":"stapleton-man-ultimately-chooses-nice-lawn-over-spending-time-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6462","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Man Ultimately Chooses Nice Lawn Over Spending Time with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"lawn<\/a>Justin Sifers is like many Stapleton residents, working an office job with limited travel. He works hard to support his family and to make sure he provides his kids with the best opportunity they can afford. Sifers also has his own interests including golf, reading and spending times with friends. One of his biggest passions, however, is yard work. \u201cI really like to have a nice, clean, green lawn,\u201d said Sifers. \u201cI actually like the process of getting rid of the weeds, seeding, watering, fertilizing, the whole thing. I don\u2019t even care that much about the plants in the yard, but the grass needs to be green. So, to do it right, it takes time to make things look the way I am comfortable with.\u201d That time it takes can come at a price.\n\u201cWe have two kids, and I certainly love spending time with them,\u201d said Sifers. \u201cBut, because I have a full-time, stressful job, I don\u2019t have a lot of free time. And the kids of course have their own schedules, so finding time that matches up is hard to do.\u201d In the last year, Justin had been spending a lot of his free time with his kids, which eventually caused his lawn to not be up to his standards. \u201cWeeds started to grow more than what I accept,\u201d said Sifers. \u201cThe grass wasn\u2019t mowed as perfectly as I would like, and just wasn\u2019t as green. That time I was spending with my kids was essentially killing my lawn, which is unacceptable.\u201d This spring, Sifers realized he would have to choose between having a nice lawn or spending time with his children. \u201cYour lawn says something about who you are,\u201d said Sifers. \u201cThe kids, they seem to be growing fine with just a little of my guidance. Grass doesn\u2019t grow in the same way. It needs constant love, constant attention. So, I decided when given the option between spending time with my kids or working on my lawn, I would have to work on my lawn.\u201d Sifers says he still plans to be a part of his children\u2019s lives, but not if it affects the quality of his lawn. \u201cI love my kids, but a man\u2019s not a man unless he has a nice yard.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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