Dad's, I have 3 sons. Yes....MY THREE SONS. I have a 9, 7 and 3 year old sons. I am a blessed man. Organized Chaos....nothing short of a dad raising a bunch of future leaders of America. I'm to raise just steller men. But I'm having a blast with them now. My oldest has the best heart ever. The second oldest is the clown and the sports jock, and the third is the one who is is kind and loving and a veritable tank - is such a combination possible?

Men suck today as leaders because fathers let them down. They're absent or even if they're at the home, they can still be absent. I know that all too well. I'm pulled in a myriad of directions. Men are warriors. Men need to conquer. You want tough. If you want to be tough try being a successful dad...not walking away, but doing the right thing by you. Many dads think that being at the house is being a dad. Your son cries out for you and will be just like you.

I'M NOT A COUNTRY MUSIC FAN. But a friend of mine shared this with me. It's awesome encouragement for being a great dad. Here's a video by Rodney Atkins that exemplifies this.

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14 Comments on Being a Dad can be tough!

MAR
13
2008

Amen - being a father is very important.  You are a huge roll model and should set a good example as often as possible.  My son has changed my life and even made me rearrange priorities that I thought were carved in stone.

Nice entry, Larry!
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Larry - Great video and blog, I am going to share it with my family. Keep on being an example to your sons.
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Excellent post Larry and a good testimony of your life. May the Lord continue to lead you down HIS path
9:24am • #3

The video is a great reminder, Larry.  On the same par as "Cat's Cradle".
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Nathan....funny how they change YOUR life and you're their to change their lives.

Pam...thanks....it's fun.

Hugh...Thanks Hugh.... a lot of fun.

Greg....never thought of that analogy.  Good call.
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MAR
14
2008
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I have not been a physical father.... but I have been in on a LOT of precious moments of helping others younger than me to grow and mature.....

God bless ya, Larry!!!!

=-)
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MAR
15
2008
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I HATE COUNTRY MUSIC TOO.  I am sure you are an amazing role model.  Kids pick up on everything we do.  We are role models all the time- kids are watching us all the time and want to be just like us.  We have big shoes to fill.  Cute video, even if it is twangy.
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Alexander....I wasn't aware of your "physical father" status, but I can tell you that you are a father to many on AR and I'm sure in other aspects of life.

Ging....I confess that I love 1 out of every 100 country songs that I hear.  This is one....but 99 out of 100 I can't stand....
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Thanks for the post.  Thanks for checking out my BLOG!
11:02pm • #9
MAR
16
2008
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Chuck....your welcome on both counts.....you keep up your good workaero
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Larry, very thoughtful and right on post! I am a country fan, and have enjoyed this song and I choke up everytime I hear it. Being a dad is probably the hardest job you will ever have - but also the most rewarding. ;-)

Pepper
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Thanks Teri...appreciate your comments, but more importantly, I love the song....Lady in Red.  What a great song.  Also, I love being a dad...it's awesome.
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10
2008
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Larry - Thanks for the link to this post.  I just listened to the whole song - so completely true!
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Good stuff too J...thanks for your comments. Sincerely love encouragement. Thanks again.
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