I was thinking about my boys and the things I have learned as a dad over the last couple of days. Just thoughts... 1) This takes work! 2) I have to give my boys more credit than I do. 3) I have to trust that they will put into practice what I teach them. 4) They do listen to me. 5) They often follow the examples that I do, whether good or bad. 6) They are boys, not men; so I cannot give them a man's responsibility...yet. 7) They are boys, not men; so I cannot expect to act like a man. I have to allow them to be...boys. 8) They know more than what I give them credit for. 9) I need to speak to them in a calm voice...more often. 10) Freedom is often harder to give up than I expected...they are growing up and I have to allow them to. 11) I have to get more advice about how to raise them...I have never raised a ten year old and a six year old before. Each day is new. 12) They do want to spend time ...
Expressing what happens to dads everyday...