{"id":2234,"date":"2010-06-21T08:29:57","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T14:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.185.166.32\/~davidfoster\/?p=2234"},"modified":"2010-06-21T10:03:39","modified_gmt":"2010-06-21T16:03:39","slug":"thoughts-on-father%e2%80%99s-day-and-how-you-can-make-your-dad-the-worst-he-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/thoughts-on-father%e2%80%99s-day-and-how-you-can-make-your-dad-the-worst-he-can-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on Father\u2019s Day and How You Can Make Your Dad the Worst He Can Be"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I love being a Dad; a father to adult daughters.  And I loved yesterday because my wife and three girls went way out of their way to make it a special day for me.<\/p>\n

Of course we had lunch, we had gifts far too lavish and gracious, notes, texts, cards, all sent my way by the most important people in my life.<\/p>\n

I am blessed beyond measure to have these loving people building me up, lifting me up, and sending me out every day.<\/p>\n

But what about those fathers out there for whom Father\u2019s Day was just another miserable holiday to get through?  There are two kinds: One, there is a father out there who got no presents, dinners, or cards because, let\u2019s face it, you\u2019ve been a jerk.  Ok, I love you but you\u2019re a jerk. You have not taken the lead, you\u2019ve not been a man-up man, you have betrayed the trust of your family more than once, and you know that you deserve to be neglected.<\/p>\n

That having been said, it still doesn\u2019t make it right, brother.  And there\u2019s still hope.  Here\u2019s what I\u2019ve earned over the years.  My biggest regret is the pain I\u2019ve caused my wife and my children in pursuit of my \u201cthing.\u201d  My desire to be successful and king of the hill has caused me to neglect them more times than I can count.  And yet, my family wants to love me if I give them half a chance.  Your family wants to love you too.  You can come back.  You can overcome your past.  You can be the husband and the father of their dreams.  You can have Father\u2019s Days that are more like Christmas morning than Halloween night.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the other kind of father out there who\u2019s just simply unappreciated.  And I\u2019m sorry that your wife doesn\u2019t \u201cdo celebrations.\u201d  I\u2019m sorry your children didn\u2019t call, or text, or make any effort.  You\u2019ve been faithful, you\u2019ve been generous and giving.  You\u2019ve been a man-up man.  And yet, still, the kind of love you so desperately seek hasn\u2019t come your way.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my advice: don\u2019t give up<\/b>.  Keep giving.  Keep pouring out.  Keep living with a full heart and an open hand.  Good things will come your way.  I truly believe the Scriptures when it says that he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.  Generosity begets generosity.<\/i><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t give up, don\u2019t be weary, keep doing your thing, and you will find your breakthrough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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