What Kind of Father Are You?

Today is Father's Day. Sadly, while everyone has a male antecedent, not everyone has a real father. Nothing we write here will change that; unfortunately many men who father children never take the time to know them or offer them love and guidance. Perhaps others aren't sure where to start.

The important thing is to start. If you do nothing else today, tell your children that you love them and that you will always be there for them--no matter what. If you aren't sure how to be a father to your child, ask a man you admire, whether it be your own father or your boss or any other positive male role model in your life.

Being a real father also involves loving your child's mother and your own Creator. It doesn't make a man weak; it makes him stronger than he could ever have imagined. You'll never regret one moment you spent with your child, and he or she won't either.


Just in time for our Father's Day Column, we received a photo of our friend Morris Lentz with his father (and he adds his hero) Wayne. Morris was recently honored at a state banquet for firefighters, and we'll have more on that later.