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What can we as father’s do with our\nremaining years? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can’t turn back the clock. Any and\nall missed opportunities cannot be reclaimed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some father’s live with regrets while\nothers know they did the best they could. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t know of too many dads who\ndeeply feel like they have been perfect. In our younger adult and middle age\nyears we had a lot on our plates. We were trying to make it in our jobs and\nkeep food in the house and a roof over our heads. Most of the time we were\njuggling long hours. Most of us tried to do the best we could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The best you can do with your\nremaining years is to love your children and grandchildren and others. Call\nthem on the telephone and visit them every chance you have. Engage in personal\nconversations. Talk to them about their lives and what they are doing. Give\nadvice but don’t overdo it. Try to remember how well you listened to advice\nwhen you were 30 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Help your family as you can but if\nyou do it all the time you will cripple them. What are your children going to\ndo when you are gone? They have to make it financially and emotionally. Birds\nmust learn to fly on their own and so do our children. Most anyone can go\nthrough a lot of money in a year or two if they don’t know how to budget and\nlive thrifty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Find opportunities to engage with\nfamily as you can. Sometimes a day trip in a car with the radio off provides a\nlot of casual opportunities to talk about old times and new times. Casually let\nyour children in on things you have learned in your life. They might remember\nthem later down the road. Ask them to tell you what they have learned and you\nwill probably discover your child is going through some of the same stuff you\ndid at his or her age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a father keep it balanced. How\nmany years do you have left? I see old dads who spend every day with their\nchildren and grandchildren and maybe this is what you want. Personally, I don’t\nthink it’s healthy for anybody. Husbands and wives need to stay emotionally\nconnected and this means taking time to go out of town by themselves. Whether\nit’s vacation, hobbies or simply maintaining an independent life. I’ve seen too\nmany dads move in with a child and then soon the child was controlling dad’s\ncheckbook and telling dad how to spend his money. The next move of course is\n“finding a home for dad,” which means assisted living or a nursing\nhome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep your independence. Keep driving.\nDo daily activities to keep strong. Eat healthy as possible. See good doctors\nand stay away from the bad ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, be a good, happy, loving and\nindependent father. That is probably the best gift you can give your children\nthis father’s day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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