tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36161760.post5923736851620452219..comments2020-09-30T03:50:43.383-07:00Comments on That One Blog: Confessions of a Father in TrainingThat One Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06960050789221425916noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36161760.post-3042173485257277082007-03-17T15:31:00.000-07:002007-03-17T15:31:00.000-07:00Thanks for the love all; and thanks for visiting t...Thanks for the love all; and thanks for visiting the site, Lins! It's nice to have you here.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to know I'm not alone in the struggle to find parental nirvana! :) If we didn't have forgiveness and tolerance, where would we be?<BR/><BR/>The most interesting (and often times most challenging) issue, in my humble opinion, is that we're more comfortable around our family members and often times tend to be rude/offensive quicker than those we associate with outside of the home.<BR/><BR/>I've thought about this often and wonder why I find myself working harder to be nice to the people I work with than I do my family -- and I spend more waking hours with the people I work with than my family; seems it should be the other way around.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand... maybe the fact that I do have to spend more time with them than my family induces some of the incentive. The other factor there is that my employment helps me keep a roof over my family's heads and food on the table; thus adding more incentive.<BR/><BR/>Sad but true... Then the stress builds when sometimes one feels they can't confront in fear of someone in "power" taking offense, so niceness comes where you'd not be so quick to offer it with a family member ... knowing you can't be "fired" for not being nice... again sad, but sometimes true.<BR/><BR/>When that happens, I think it makes more stress come home too adding more incentive to NOT be nice to the family. I definitely need to find a way to master combating those things.<BR/><BR/>Keep the comments coming all, maybe we'll all figure this out together. Thanks for all the different perspectives!That One Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960050789221425916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36161760.post-6237332721170974522007-03-17T15:19:00.000-07:002007-03-17T15:19:00.000-07:00Hi Jeff! I loved this post - I have had so many mo...Hi Jeff! I loved this post - I have had so many moments like that myself - when I'm profoundly grateful that heavenly father and my children are just so forgiving of me and my imperfections. BUt it sounds like you are a great dad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36161760.post-15571636534273887512007-03-15T16:25:00.000-07:002007-03-15T16:25:00.000-07:00Jeff,You're a great dad! If only all fathers reali...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>You're a great dad! If only all fathers realized that they need to learn from their children--repent, and change. It may not seem like it, but your efforts are worth it! Believe me--Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751610792395670431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36161760.post-60640409664143118792007-03-14T11:12:00.000-07:002007-03-14T11:12:00.000-07:00I think Max will only be able to accomplish that o...I think Max will only be able to accomplish that on the day of the Spring Equinox... better start practicing - that day's coming up. :)That One Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960050789221425916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36161760.post-84008920114523009922007-03-14T10:18:00.000-07:002007-03-14T10:18:00.000-07:00I thought the story was going to end that you then...I thought the story was going to end that you then bonked your head climbing up into his bunk. Max's latest thing is wanting something physically impossible to happen... like for a pencil to balance on it's point. He then FREAKS when it won't and insists that I can fix it. Yesterady I yelled back "well call NEWTON then and tell him to change the law of physics because I CAN'T!!!" Good parenting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com