Comments on: Reflections on One Year of Fatherhood http://theexceptionalman.com/2010/04/25/reflections-on-one-year-of-fatherhood/ Stories About Trying to Be a Better Man Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:48:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Caleb http://theexceptionalman.com/2010/04/25/reflections-on-one-year-of-fatherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Caleb Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:15:32 +0000 http://theexceptionalman.com/?p=1042#comment-183 Chris: Glad to hear you're enjoying the ride. It's definitely going to be a learning experience for me when my son starts wanting to know about those things (considering how little I know). I'm thinking of it as an opportunity to learn with my son. Takes the pressure off of me having to know everything. Thanks! Chris:
Glad to hear you’re enjoying the ride. It’s definitely going to be a learning experience for me when my son starts wanting to know about those things (considering how little I know). I’m thinking of it as an opportunity to learn with my son. Takes the pressure off of me having to know everything.

Thanks!

]]> By: Caleb http://theexceptionalman.com/2010/04/25/reflections-on-one-year-of-fatherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Caleb Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:12:49 +0000 http://theexceptionalman.com/?p=1042#comment-182 Thanks, Ian. Glad to hear I'm not the only one who's given this some thought. Congrats on boy #2! Thanks, Ian. Glad to hear I’m not the only one who’s given this some thought.

Congrats on boy #2!

]]> By: Ian http://theexceptionalman.com/2010/04/25/reflections-on-one-year-of-fatherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Ian Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:34:15 +0000 http://theexceptionalman.com/?p=1042#comment-180 Great post. I've got a three yr old boy, and another boy on the way. I can tell you that my boy, Henry, mimics nearly everything I do and say. It's scary, but if you think about it too much it'll consume you. I try to teach him by doing good (eating my veggies, not swearing that much, giving my wife a kiss when we get home from work). But more often I just go about my business and pray I don't screw things up by way of being a pretty good person. Really interested to see what the dynamic is in our house when baby boy 2 is about 3 himself. Should be very interesting. Ian Great post. I’ve got a three yr old boy, and another boy on the way. I can tell you that my boy, Henry, mimics nearly everything I do and say. It’s scary, but if you think about it too much it’ll consume you.

I try to teach him by doing good (eating my veggies, not swearing that much, giving my wife a kiss when we get home from work).

But more often I just go about my business and pray I don’t screw things up by way of being a pretty good person.

Really interested to see what the dynamic is in our house when baby boy 2 is about 3 himself. Should be very interesting.

Ian

]]> By: Chris http://theexceptionalman.com/2010/04/25/reflections-on-one-year-of-fatherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Chris Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:30:55 +0000 http://theexceptionalman.com/?p=1042#comment-179 Great post, (I found you from your Twitter link) and I absolutely feel the same things as you. My son is almost 4 and has been wanting to learn about tools, fixing things, etc from me for a while. I also want to teach him its ok to make mistakes and not be perfect. Its been a fun journey so far. My daughter (7) is (and always will be) just what you described - Daddy's little girl. But I also need to be the type of dad/role model that teaches her what to look for in a man. Trying to set the right foundations now so she makes good choices later in life. Great blog, I am working on building a "Dad-focused" site as well. Still a work in progress, but once I push it live, I will definitely link to your site in my blogroll. -chris Great post, (I found you from your Twitter link) and I absolutely feel the same things as you. My son is almost 4 and has been wanting to learn about tools, fixing things, etc from me for a while. I also want to teach him its ok to make mistakes and not be perfect. Its been a fun journey so far.

My daughter (7) is (and always will be) just what you described – Daddy’s little girl. But I also need to be the type of dad/role model that teaches her what to look for in a man. Trying to set the right foundations now so she makes good choices later in life.

Great blog, I am working on building a “Dad-focused” site as well. Still a work in progress, but once I push it live, I will definitely link to your site in my blogroll.
-chris

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