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What, exactly is being a father all about? My simple definition is: If you ever have been peed on, pooped on, drooled on, thrown up on and cried on. There are more and I am more than sure mom’s will tell you that that has happened to them too. In this forum, I am discussing fatherhood. I realize mom’s usually take the brunt of most of the things I spoke about.
Being a father entails more than cleaning up after your child. It can become more difficult as your child gets older. It will be a sad day when I realize that my daughter will know math better than myself. She may end up teaching me on different subject matters.
Moreover, I am making her aware of books and their power. A nightly ritual is to be on our bed and my wife and I take turns reading her books. Every once in a while we tell her to read us one of her books. I have even seen her on the couch reading a book. Reading is knowledge and that in turn is power. I will foster her love for books. That is one of the things I do being a father.
Another one is discipline. I invoke it just as much as my wife. I believe in telling your child how things are done around the house without being mean or derogatory. I have a previous post discussing that topic.
Another example of being a father is doing activities with her. If she wants to play dolls, this dad is going to. If she wants me to watch her favorite TV show, I will. If she wants to play fight with me while being Superman and me being Spiderman, then so be it. I want to generate a bond with her. I want her to know that I love her and support her.
Being a father helps me to understand her and learn from her too. It is a two way process. I enjoy spending all the time I can with her.
Being a father is something I take seriously and with great pride.

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Posted in Behavior, Community Programs, Fatherhood, General, Things To Do... on November 15th, 2007

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