For those that have been enjoying the humor in my posts ... sorry, this one's more serious. I've been thinking about what I need to do, as Patrick's father, when he gets older and transitions into a young adult, then to manhood. I need to be a role model . It is my firm suspicion that there nothing more important to raising a responsible young man than modeling the behavior I hope he will embrace when he becomes a man. Patrick will learn more from watching how I react and behave in given circumstances than he will from almost anything I tell him. Jen pointed out the other day that I can get quite irritable with other drivers ... to the point of getting vocal (yes, I can yell and scream at times). I definitely need to change that type of behavior, before he learns it from me. I need to teach him how to properly plan for the future . Too many men go through life just reacting to what is happening around them ... I know I spent a lot o...
Simply ... my journey as a father.