What skills do you wish your father had taught you?
- How to jump start a car, how to change the oil, how to fix a flat.
- How to dance.
- How to let the big head make decisions when the little head is trying to have its way.
- How to be equally at ease talking with a janitor or a CEO.
- How to cook at least two different, excellent meals.
- How to play a musical instrument.
- How to throw a punch, how to take a punch, how to see a fight coming and avoid it.
- How to speak a foreign language.
- How to say “no” and feel okay about it.
- How to understand the difference between what someone says and what they mean.
- How to drive a manual transmission and a motorcycle.
- How to clean a fish.
- How to say “I love you” and “I’m sorry,” and mean it.
- How to tie a full Windsor, half Windsor and four-in-the-hand.
- How to let someone else be the center of attention.
- How to make eye contact, shake hands and speak with confident authority.
- How to use a circular saw, a jig saw and a drill.
- How to sew a button on a shirt.
- How to tell a joke.
- How to swim.
- How to think critically, how to ask questions, how to question answers.
- How to tell the difference between encroachment, offsides, and a false start.
- How to let someone else’s point of view change your mind.
- How to enjoy the company of a loved one in silence.
- How to put others first without putting yourself last.
Read more on fatherhood by JD Roberto.
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