We took a break for most of the month of May. We needed some time to collect ourselves. It's a busy household with three little kids and sometimes it gets a little overwhelming. We watched some movies and played together. Got the vegetable garden mostly planted and my wife Kathleen almost got the laundry piles down to a manageable size.
It was during this most recent "time with the family" break that I once again took time to sit back and reflect on what it means to be a father. Now long time readers might remember that in the past I have come up with a few Rules of Parenting when I was left to ponder and this time, I again have come up with yet another one to add to the list.
So for those of you not familiar with my Parenting Rules, here they are, listed in chronological order:
1. Accept the fact there is no way of escaping the inevitable ... that somewhere, sometime, you will be outwitted by your child. Again.
2. Understand that it is our duty as parents to give our children something to talk about in therapy.
3. Remember that the best a parent can do is to teach our children what little we remember of those things we seem to think actually worked out okay.
Happy sweeping!
Bob Gunther
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