Wisdom

One day, parenting expert Dr. James Dobson asked his radio listeners to call and record a message for their dads. He was unsure what would happen. Would they call? What would they say?

Here's what he found. More than six hundred listeners participated, but absolutely nobody - I mean, absolutely no one caller - focused on what their daddies did professionally. None of them said, "Thanks, Dad, for earning a lot of money" or "Thanks for the big house you provided for us." Instead, caller after caller said, "Thanks, Dad, for loving me and for being there for me."

The advice from his book Dads & Daughters is crystal clear to me: reserving time for daughter ranks at the top of every dad's job description.