Spiritual Sunday- Fathers Day Tribute

Now dads are a very interesting and important part of a kid’s life, especially if that kid is a boy.

Now I am all for moms. Moms have an iatrical part to play in the system. Moms keep us safe, teach us how to nod do stupid stuff, etc. we need moms. We also need dads (or at least dad-like figures. No situation is perfect and not every situation is ideal).

I remember when I was little I learned rather quickly the difference between mom and dad. All it takes is the right questions, and you know what those kinds of questions are. They are usually the permission kinds of questions that you can see your parents asking both ways, like “can I go outside without shoes on?” or something like that. Your family is different from mine. In any case, you ask mom the question and she will say no, ask dad the question and he will say “yes”. Instantly, you know the difference between mom and dad. All the sudden you start formulating not just the question you want to ask, but who you should ask the question to in order to get the answer you want.

Sometimes I don’t think we give dads enough credit though. Dads spend all day away from home to provide for kids who usually don’t give a second thought to where their entire world comes from. When dad comes home, all the sudden they take over the role of teacher. They teach their sons how to treat women and their daughters how to respect men. They teach boys how to shoot guns, play catch, drive (my mom won’t mind me say that dad was WAY easier to learn how to drive with). All of this gets recognized only a fraction of the times that it should.

With the way the media world likes to pull things, the role of men in the home is rather obscured. It’s not talked about much and when it is, men’s roles are usually discussed along with women’s roles with a tag “anything you can do I can do better”. With all due respect to women, no. men and women were divinely created from the beginning to be different but complimentary in building up the family and raising the next generation.

Today, remember to give your dad a fist bump, a hug, and let him know how much you appreciate having him in your life.