Feb

Being a Dad

Posted by Greg on February 3rd, 2004 at 4:35 pm

We are doing a parenting course with 4 other couples we know – and it is chock full of great stuff. Last week’s lesson was called the Father’s Mandate. Just speaking mainly to dads about the importance, the significance, the magnitude of our role in our children’s lives. Dad is a very significant person in our lives. Everything we do (or DON’T do) carries just a little more weight. So, we really need to be building into our kids lives – encouraging, etc.

I was just amazed again that I get to be the Dad! That is so crazy. For my kids… I, little ol’ me… am DAD. Just hit me hard – the responsibility and great privilege of that. So, I am trying extra hard this week to remember the impact that I can and do have on my boys.

Well, as per the suggestion of the course, I decided to leave Ian a little note in his home school books to tell him how much I love him. Just a little post it note. Well, when he found it today, he read it with mom and said in a high-pitch excited voice "THANK YOU DAD!!!! Thank you for my NOTE!!!!" And he quickly proceeded to stick the sticky note right front and center on his chest. That made me smile.

Then I just got home from some errands and find on my desk a note card in Ian’s handwriting saying To: Dad – Love Ian – Thank you for the card. Love – Ian. It was so easy… but hopefully will go a long way in building that trust in me — that he knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am 100% for him. That he means more than he can know to me. That I am his dad.

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