Weekend Dad

It's Friday at 5 o'clock and as you pick up the kids from the designated drop off, IE, school, McDonald's or their mom's house, there's a wealth of things swimming in your mind. "What am I gonna do with the kids this weekend?", "what are we gonna grab for dinner?" or "how do make my time with them count?". These are just a few of the millions of things that can make the weekend difficult without a plan but being a "Weekend Dad" is not about planning it's about the attitude a father can have to impress his love on his kids.

I was one of those kids. I had a Dad who was absent for most of my childhood. I had a step Dad who apart of my life and I saw my real Dad from time to time but I never really knew what was normal and what was not. When it's all you've ever known, how do make rise above it and become a better father.

I'm no expert and feel I fail my girls in ways of lack of time or fatigue gets the better of me and we miss a chance to connect but I feel that there's one thing that I want motivate me to be a great Dad. It comes down to the basic idea that I want them to know ME. To know, the best parts of me. While they are younger they see mostly good and the darker side of my life will come out in time as they get older and see their own flaws (that may or may not be from me).

As I allow myself to just come out, I hope that the good parts of my personality and passion for life rubs off on them. I want them to remember good times and know who Daddy is.

I want to be into the things they are into just enough to help encourage and motivate them then they get down. I hope that we has father's can't let our scars show enough one day that we help our kids to not let fear reign over them.

The time we invest into them could be more quality then quantity if we can just help them learn this one key lesson of overcoming fears.

I know that I'm lenient in areas that other parents are stricked but when we feel we can't be great parents, there must come peace that we were chosen to be this kids Dad and no ONE else coulda done the job and to enjoy being a kid with them. Letting our stresses go and when other Dad's see you with them or hear how you raise them, you could be setting the tone to challenge father's to come and better then that, teaching your kids how to be a great Dad or Mom.

~Always Fly~