Recently, my family and I were discussing what makes a “good father”. A point I was keen to make is that a good father will have a right relationship with the mother of his children: my wife.

As I noted that the spousal relationship was the top relationship, and that the parental relationship came second, my wife said, “No, you’re getting it wrong.” Continue reading →

A local newspaper arrived one early-December day full of sales flyers and a miniature toy catalog, and our then-five-year-old son went crazy looking at all the toys, many of which he never knew existed.

“Daddy, I need this one for Christmas,” he said. “And this one. And this one.”

And before I knew it, he needed pretty much every toy on the page. The next page was full of girls’ toys, so he didn’t need any of those, but then there were other pages. Continue reading →