The short answer: The presence block is the family standard's scheduled unit: time at home that is actually home — phone down, attention kept — placed on the calendar and graded like a work commitment.
What it is
A named block of home time with the phone down and the attention kept: the meal at the table, the game, the conversation, the bedtime.
Why it's blocked
Presence that depends on leftover time gets leftovers. The block gives presence what work gets automatically: a slot, a start, and a record. It's the Wednesday test made schedulable — the man your kids feel midweek is the man whose presence was planned, not scavenged.
How Frank runs it
His doctrine: be present and dependable in the small things. The block is where those live. What gets scheduled gets kept; what gets kept gets felt.
How it scores
Presence block kept: done or not. The family keeps the real grade book; the scorecard just makes sure you read it.
Keep going
- How to be present as a father — the practice the block protects
- Presence is a practice — the doctrine behind the block
- My wife should just understand — the excuse the block replaces