On fatherhood!

Being a father means many things. For myself I have different roles I have to be in different stages of their life. To my oldest I am a mentor, To my second oldest I am the disaplinarian, To my daughter I am the protector. And to the youngest right now, Im everything. And the roles that you play in their lives change as they change. Eventually I hope to get all of them ready for the real world, I think thats what being a dad is all about. Yes I am the provider in the family but that doesnt have anything to do with being a father. Trying to raise children so they will grow up to be productive, responsible, free minded members of society is what it means to me. There is no book or novel on how to be a father that is correct because all kids are different. Being a father/parent is the hardest thing I have ever had to do but it has been the most rewarding.

Yes I agree that you must provide your family a stable future but that isnt all, a father spends time with his children, some men think all they have to do is be the money provider and leave the rest up to the mother but i think a good father will take the place of mom when needed and help with raising the children,spend play time,take them fishing attend there sport events and so on.

Being a father and a dad are two different things in my book. My daughter has her biological father whom she doesn't know and her dad (who has raised her since she was 3 months old). As a dad I think its important for providing a emotionally and spiritually stable home. Yes he means that he has to be the bread winner too. As a dad I think you need to be there for your child through the thick and the thin. You need to be their rock and their support in the goo and the bad times. Even if your child is frustrated and angry with you. This is just my opinion.

Yes that and much more, also to be there for them and help them with their problems and to teach them right from wrong so that they make the right decisions and grow up to be fine upstanding citizens and will perhaps have a family of their own someday.