215 - Don't Do That! What I would tell myself as a young dad
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I've been married 34 years this past week. Judie posed the question to me in our podcast "Into The Grey". What would you tell your 18/20-year-old self about relationships, careers, and spirituality? This got me thinking about what I would tell myself as a young man about being a dad and good husband
Show Highlights:
- Remember they are kids
- Let them make mistakes
- Let them explore / explore with them
- Let them play
- Make them do a season
- Let them see you make big moves
- Let them see you love their mom
- Counsel with your wife
- Be a unified front - don’t let kids play you against each other
- What if you didn’t have a good dad
- You know what you didn’t like, you know what you don’t want to be opposite
- Angry - patient
- Stubborn- open and understanding
- Yeller- soft spoken
- Workaholic - set aside time
- Overbearing - gentle
- Alcoholic - Clean and sober
- Forgive yourself when you mess up
- Apologize. - own who you are and what you do
What would you tell yourself?
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