Have you ever really thought about the definition of father…dad? Webster’s Dictionary says, “…a : one (man) related to another in a way suggesting that of father to child…” But is that how we look at our fathers, our men? So formalized…so impersonal, if you know and love a father dad like I do!
I believe a father dad is a man with integrity, intelligence and a love for raising and training up a child (or an adult in need of fathering😊). I’ve watched my dad and uncles, family friends, father their own and others…the village! I continue to watch them, my husband and father in love do the same. They coach, nurture, teach, and lead children and young people to reach their full potential. They want the best for their children and their children’s friends. They mentor young adults and any who will listen as if those individuals were their own. THE VILLAGE! So I found a better definition of father, one that sums up my experiences and expresses my thoughts about a true father dad! According to Dictionary.com a father is, “…a man who exercises paternal care over other persons, paternal protector or provider…”. I like this definition because I think dads can father to many including their wives!
Oh oh!!!😳 I know you’re wondering where in the h😁😁😁 are you going with this. Well, as a wife and mother who is on her remission, cancer journey, I’ve had to have my husband continue his role as Dad to our son but also assume the new caretaker role as father to me. Protecting and providing for our son and me. If I were young again (…as my body clearly wishes I were…side note!), I would be in my parents’ home and my father would be my protector and provider. As I’m married, my husband now fills that role when I am unable to care for myself. He became my father figuratively. Sometimes we have to have fathers in our lives biologically, as a part of our village, and figuratively to explain the role of caretaker of a spouse or even of an aging parent. Fathers are very important and have the ability to speak greatness into our lives. So ALL of that being said, I’m grateful for the fathers in our village, the father of our son, and the father that spoke greatness into me💗
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