I found this neat site for dads called SavvyDaddy. There was a post asking what makes a good dad vs. a great dad. I find this thought very interesting. Heck I feel like being a good dad is hard enough... We go to college and learn everything except parenting and that appears to have more of an impact on society then anything else.Thursday, June 26, 2008
What makes a great dad?
I found this neat site for dads called SavvyDaddy. There was a post asking what makes a good dad vs. a great dad. I find this thought very interesting. Heck I feel like being a good dad is hard enough... We go to college and learn everything except parenting and that appears to have more of an impact on society then anything else.
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Good Dad vs. Great Dad?
I have worried myself to death about being a good Dad. Now you want me to worry about being a Great Dad... Forget it! Not that I don't want to be a great Dad but I have spent a lot of thought and energy to get myself to the good Dad level. I honestly do not have the time or energy to worry about doing more. In fact I don't think anything I do will make me feel like a great Dad. I know my shortcomings and failures. I accept that I may not be perfect or great; the only thing I want is Max to know that I did the best I could, I gave it my all. If I spend time worrying about the difference between good and great that will be more time taken away from me being the Dad I am right now and the Dad I am right now (Bad, Good or Great) is exactly who I am. In the end, even if I could trick myself into thinking I am a great Dad the reality is the jury is out on that decision until Max is out of the house. Even his level of success is not the measure of my level of "Dadness". The truth will be only known and hopefully shared with us when Max or our kids recount their childhood, than we will know our parental success level. To you and everyone reading this just go out and try and when you screw it up look your kid in the eye and tell them you are sorry, tell them exactly what you did wrong and why it was wrong and tell them you will keep trying......that will make you imperfectly great and they will learn and love you for it! Have fun and now get out there and screw it up!!!!!!!
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