This comment by Brian Allman on the post How to be a Modern Dad in 5 Easy-to-Follow Rules
Tsach, excellent post on a Father’s Day and full of solid advice. I consider myself a good father but along the way even with my best intentions found times I wish I had done things differently or at least wondered what would have happened if I had done things differently. I’m fortunate to have raised two great kids but I often think they got the best of their mother’s traits and I’m grateful to have been able to share equally in all the parents duties along the way. If there’s on thing I would add to the list of what not to do, it is the ability to let your kids be who they are and don’t project our ideals of what we want them to be… it’s an easy thing to say and it falls back to our desire to want the best for them but they are in fact their own person and deserve the ability to become that and not what we think we know best of what they should be. My kids are a bit older now and there’s not a day that goes by when I don’t think about them and know they are great people with a strong moral compass and it’s all a result of the years of dedication we spent with them which unequivocally was worth every moment no matter how hard it might have been along the way. Happy Father’s Day…and keep up the good writing.
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