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28 Rules for Fathers of Sons
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28 Rules for Fathers of Sons
MANifesto
by @sammaule
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24 Million Number of U.S. children in father-absent homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
That’s 1 out of
every 3
Number of U.S. children in father-absent homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
MANifesto
It’s time we stepped up. This is our
MANifesto 28 Rules for Fathers with Sons
** Disclaimer: Most apply to daughters also. **
He will learn to love like you love, & hate like you hate. So choose love for both
of you. Devote yourself to it. Love with your whole heart & express that love
each & every day. Then, someday down the road, you will see the way he loves
his own wife, & know that you played a part in that.
1) Love his Mother
Every child remembers the first time they drove on daddy’s lap. For
that one moment, he will believe that he is just. like. you.
2) Let him drive
3) Teach him to be picky
Especially when it comes to women and
burgers. Teach him to never settle.
4) Take him to
a ball game
There is something about sharing
a day of hot dogs, sunshine &
baseball with your father.
Boys have this preconceived notion that they have to be tough. When he is
young, he will express his love fully & innocently. As he grows, he will hide his
feelings & wipe off kisses. Teach him to be a man who rubs them in instead. It
takes courage for a man to show love: teach him to be courageous.
5) Love
with
bravery
6) Talk about sex
Sometimes, boys need to know that all men are created equal.
7) Teach him to be a man’s man
Show him how to be brave & tough around the guys. Then, remind
him on the ride home that it is okay to cry.
Communicate. Talk. Talk about
anything. Let him tell you about
girls, friends, school. Listen. Ask
questions. Share dreams, hopes,
concerns. He is not only your
son, you are not only his father.
Be his friend too.
8) Share
secrets
together
9) Teach him manners
Because sometimes you have to be his father, not just his friend. The world is a
happier place when made up of polite words and smiles.
10) Teach him when to stand-
up & when to walk away
He should know that he doesn’t have to throw punches to prove he is right. He may not always be right. Make sure he knows how to demand respect- he is
worthy of it. It does not mean he has to fight back with fists or words, because sometimes you say more with silence.
Make sure he knows which battles are worth fighting- like for family or his
favorite baseball team. Remind him that people can be mean & nasty because
of jealousy, or other personal reasons. Help him to understand when to shut his
mouth & walk-away. Teach him to be the bigger better person.
11) Teach him
to choose his
battles
…in tighty whiteys. Dance
alongside him in yours.
Teach him that there are
moments when it is okay to
be absolutely ridiculous.
12) Let him
dance
Introduce him to the classics & learn the words to the not-so-classics. Create a
rock band with wooden instruments, share your earphones, & blast Pink Floyd in
the car. Create a soundtrack to your lives together.
13) Share music
14) Let him win
Sometimes he needs
to know that big things
are possible.
15) Teach him about family
Let him know family is always worth fighting for. Family is always
worth standing up for. At the end of the day, he has you to fall
back on, & pray to God that you will have him.
16) Father him
Being a father—to him—is undoubtedly one of your greatest accomplishments. Share with him the joys of fatherhood, so one day he will want to be a father too.
Remind him over & over again with words & kisses that no one will ever love him like you love him.
17) Listen
to him now
If you don’t listen to the little things now, he
won’t share the big things later.
Even if they are old &
smelly. Let him slip his
little feet in & watch him as
he hopes like hell that
someday he can fill them.
He will fill them.
18) Let him try
on your shoes
19) Give him bear hugs
The kind that squeezes his insides & make him giggle. The kind of
hug only a daddy can give.
Because Mom can’t do
everything damn it.
20) Give him
baths
Let him pee outside- such
is the joy of being a man.
Mom cannot teach this
talent, so someone has to.
21) Teach him
how to pee
standing up
He will assume you do. If
you don’t know them,
pretend you do & look
them up later.
22) Know
the answers
Because little boys love seeing the strength of their father. Throw him up in the
air, so that he knows you will always be there to catch him on his way down.
23) Toss
him around
He will come to you with
questions that he won’t always
want to ask his mother, about girls
and about love. Ask her anyway,
she will know the answers.
24) Ask his
mother
Little girls are not the only ones who need hugs & kisses. Love is the color
yellow of emotions. It is both happy and gender neutral.
25) Love him like you would love
a daughter
26) Grow a big belly
Because every child should get the chance to rest their head on the
absolute softest pillow ever. Daddy’s belly is the best place to land.
American inventor Charles F. Kettering
once said, “every father should
remember that one day his son will
follow his example instead of his
advice.” Be a good one.
27) Don’t say, do
28) Be his hero
You are anyway. To him, you have the strength of Batman, the speed of
Spiderman & the brain of Ironman. Don’t disappointment. Prove to him that
Daddy’s are the biggest heroes of all. Only Daddy’s can save the day.
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