Message to all fathers on Father's day.
For years I put this message out every Father's day on another site that is now defunct, so I will put it here.
Happy Father's day!
Please remember what your most important job as a father.
It is not your career.
It is not even being a good husband.
Although those 2 things are very important, your most important job as a father is to train your son(s) to become a man.
Spend time with him and make sure he is progressing. This does not mean being one of those ridiculous "helicopter parents", rather it means that at the different stages in his life he is progressing towards becoming as successful and eventually even MORE successful a man than you are. Like Phillip and Alexander, it should be every father's dream to see his son one day become even greater than he is. As he is growing up, make sure he is strong, and intelligent. That he is on sports teams, runs with a good group of friends, and is more than capable of using both his mind and his hands to defend himself from troublemakers. As he gets older, make sure he has the attributes that other boys respect and that girls will be attracted to. If he is lagging behind, this means he needs your help! Give it to him! Nothing is more important than doing everything in your power to ensure your son grows up to be a strong man who will succeed in this world. As he becomes a young man,teach him what you know about business, investing, managing properties, etc.. All of your personal knowledge and successes will be for naught unless you pass them down to your son.
Be a great father! Don't fail your boy!!!
I used to say one more thing at the end, but I don't see the necessity of doing that here.
Take care guys and to all the fathers here, have a great day!