We are moving ahead in the furry of life! December of 2023 was a circus in our home. So much to do, so many wonderful friends and family to see, places to go, gifts to purchase, and more! Starting a new year is a respite, almost a break. Ha.
Our daughter’s first child is due any day, literally. For those of us in the business of babies, this is a momentous time! All our skills and hopes are at the forefront. There are exciting, fulfilling, and exhausting things ahead! Yay!!
I have the added advantage of having lovely daughters-in-law who make life all the more interesting! Women make the world go round. With four sons we have many intelligent and challenging women in our family.
Our eldest son,, David, married a wonderful girl, Jenn. She has supported him in every way. She is a lovely person, intelligent, industrious, creative, and more. We are all very lucky to have her. She is a fabulous mom of four, expecting her fifth child this year.
She is the mom of a son, and recently ran the following list on her Facebook page. I hope you find it as interesting as I have. There is a special responsibility in raising a son. So many of the young men in America today are known as ‘pajama boys’. They live in their parents basement, wining about the world. Jenn is not raising her son to be one of these. She is raising a gentleman, a man we would all like to know and be around. This does not just happen. It takes thoughtfulness, intent, and a plan…….
THINGS TO TEACH YOUR SON
Jenn shared
1. Never shake a man’s hand sitting down.
2. Don’t enter a pool by the stairs.
3. The man at the BBQ Grill is the closest thing to a king.
4. In a negotiation, never make the first offer.
5. Request the late check-out.
6. When entrusted with a secret, keep it.
7. Hold your heroes to a higher standard.
8. Return a borrowed car with a full tank of gas.
9. Play with passion or don’t play at all…
10. When shaking hands, grip firmly and look them in the eye.
11. Don’t let a wishbone grow where a backbone should be.
12. If you need music on the beach, you’re missing the point.
13. Carry two handkerchiefs. The one in your back pocket is for you. The one in your breast pocket is for her.
14. You marry the girl, you marry her family.
15. Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like crazy underneath.
16. Experience the serenity of traveling alone.
17. Never be afraid to ask out the best looking girl in the room.
18. Never turn down a breath mint.
20. Try writing your own eulogy. Never stop revising.
22. Eat lunch with the new kid.
23. After writing an angry email, read it carefully. Then delete it.
24. Ask your mom to play. She won’t let you win.
25. Manners maketh the man.
26. Give credit. Take the blame.
27. Stand up to Bullies. Protect those bullied.
28. Write down your dreams.
29. Take time to snuggle your pets, they love you so much and are always happy to see you.
30. Be confident and humble at the same time.
31. If ever in doubt, remember whose son you are and REFUSE to just be ordinary!
32. In all things lead by example not explanation.
33. Dress how you want to be addressed
34. BE BLESSED BY BEING A BLESSING
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