{"id":68975,"date":"2024-02-26T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternatech.net\/?p=68975"},"modified":"2024-02-26T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T10:02:00","slug":"what-it-means-to-be-a-dad-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/what-it-means-to-be-a-dad-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"What IT Means To Be A Dad (To Me)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twenty three years ago, the Lord decided to bless me with the first of my two sons. Needless to say, I have enjoyed every second of my life being a father and, most importantly, a dad to my boys. To be able to be a good example of the Lord, give Godly advice, and love them unconditionally is the best gift that I could ever be to them.\n

In my opinion, being a REAL dad is so much more than just saying that I am one\u2026it is showing my children how much I love them by the things that I do with them and way that I show them my love. It\u2019s sacrificing the time I have and things that I want to do\u2026for them. Being a good dad is not about \u201cwhat am I receiving from my kids\u201d but what can I do for them?\u201d\n

There are so many things that I have done with my boys which have given me an incredible sense of fulfillment and satisfaction\u2026things like\u2026\n

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  1. Fishing at the beach\n
  2. Camping in the Adirondacks\n
  3. Swimming in grandma\u2019s pool\n
  4. Hiking many trails and National Parks\n
  5. Praying together and teaching them how to pray\n
  6. Reading Bible Stories to them\n
  7. Talking with them about life\u2019s lessons\n
  8. Going on vacations together\n
  9. Getting them ready for college\n
  10. Canoeing down the Colorado River and sleeping under the starts for 3 days\n
  11. Coaching them in recreation soccer, basketball and baseball\n
  12. Cheering and encouraging them at their football and soccer games\n
  13. Smiling and laughing at each other\u2019s jokes, humor and foolishness\n
  14. Going to the zoo\n
  15. Making homemade pizzas\n
  16. Enjoying outdoor BBQ\u2019s\n
  17. Going to the beach, body surfing and fishing\n
  18. Kayaking\n\n

    \u2026and the list goes on and on.\n

    I think a REAL man loves his family and children and places them as the most important thing in life. There is NOTHING that has brought me more contentment and peace in my life as my family. Simply being a loving dad and husband is the most rewarding feeling I can ever have.\n

    You see and you have to understand\u2026Any guy can be a father but not every guy can be a dad!!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Twenty three years ago, the Lord decided to bless me with the first of my two sons. Needless to say, I have enjoyed every second of my life being a father and, most importantly, a dad to my boys. To be able to be a good example of the Lord, give Godly advice, and love\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":68976,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Twenty three years ago, the Lord decided to bless me with the first of my two sons. Needless to say, I have enjoyed every second of my life","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-68975","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-moral-story"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/What-IT-Means-To-Be-A-Dad-To-Me.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}