Bravo! Sometimes boiling things down tests the depth and breadth of knowledge in unusual ways. You are clearly deeply committed to your Dadly Duties but also obviously deeply knowledgeable about parenting. Your writing rings with truth.
I raised our kids to be able to create or find tools they could use to create solutions necessary to overcome problems in all facets of their lives. You are setting your kids up to not only survive, but make the most of their lives. That education is priceless.
I know it's a typo that #2 is still numbered as #1, but it feels like equal importance, so it works. 😉
This is a very good list! I have two teenage boys, and these are values I'd love to instill in them, but hadn't put words to. I'm grateful you wrote this down and shared it! 😊
Yes, we are all stronger and more resilient than we think. Instilling that mindset in our young is admirable and I would add essential. There are no mistakes nor apologies needed when the effort is being applied by anyone at anytime, especially when it’s a brand new endeavour.
I like the way you distilled a daunting ethos down into an engaging essay.
And ended by stressing the love that will always be there.
I still remember my mother’s 3 rules when I turned 13.
1) don’t get a girl pregnant. “Don’t be a fool, wrap your tool” were her words in 1998.
2) don’t take hardcore drugs. “Happy with you doing weed and bongs but none of the hard stuff or pills”
3) never never never ever get on a motorbike.
Bravo! Sometimes boiling things down tests the depth and breadth of knowledge in unusual ways. You are clearly deeply committed to your Dadly Duties but also obviously deeply knowledgeable about parenting. Your writing rings with truth.
I raised our kids to be able to create or find tools they could use to create solutions necessary to overcome problems in all facets of their lives. You are setting your kids up to not only survive, but make the most of their lives. That education is priceless.
I know it's a typo that #2 is still numbered as #1, but it feels like equal importance, so it works. 😉
This is a very good list! I have two teenage boys, and these are values I'd love to instill in them, but hadn't put words to. I'm grateful you wrote this down and shared it! 😊
Aww, I goofed!
No problems, only solutions.
Yes, we are all stronger and more resilient than we think. Instilling that mindset in our young is admirable and I would add essential. There are no mistakes nor apologies needed when the effort is being applied by anyone at anytime, especially when it’s a brand new endeavour.
I like the way you distilled a daunting ethos down into an engaging essay.
And ended by stressing the love that will always be there.
Even when they do fly the nest.
Thanks for sharing.