I read a blog today about the 7 habits of highly effective fathers and tried to take stock of how I’m doing compared to this arbitrary and seemingly self evident list.
- Keeping stress to myself – Check on this one. I don’t bring my work home with me, and even if I’ve had a bad day you have a way of cheering me up like you wouldn’t believe
- Leading by example – For the most part probably, but it doesn’t bode well for us when you have healthier eating habits than me. We’ll have to work on that one.
- Being consistent – Check. I’m consistently fun, and I stick to my guns when I need to.
- Staying involved – Check. We go on walks together sometimes just the 2 of us. We watched baseball together and play baseball in the backyard together.
- Scheduling Family Recreation – Check. We got back from our killer Vacation and I think we’ve done a good job of keeping active on our weekends. We also tend to eat dinner at the same time more and more.
- Teaching – Check. Mommy, Brian and I all do a really good job of helping you learn. Whether it’s choking up on the bat, learning to wipe the dirt from your hands, or just learning how to fall off the couch, I think we’ve all taught you stuff you need to know and stuff that’s fun to know.
- Creating Family Rituals – We’re getting close on this one. I think walking every weekend was a good one we used to do before the heat of summer melted the roadways and made them impassable by mere mortals. We do have our routines, which are a sort of ritual, I suppose, but I think we can do a little better. So, we’ve got our thing to work on now.