My mission to be a great father.

[JSD]

Alright Lawyers/MD's/PhD's, and other successful folks around these parts,

What was your parents approach in raising you? What activities were you engaged in as a kid? How did your parents discipline you? Was religion a major influence? I'll come up with more questions based on responses.

Thanks.

[Eja117]

Lawyers/PhDs/MDs....interesting choices as much for what it says and for what it does not say.

This should be interesting

[Bankshot]

If that is your mission, then I don't doubt that you will turn out to be that great father.

[JSD]

I edited it.

[JSD]

If that is your mission, then I don't doubt that you will turn out to be that great father.

Good point. It is mainly just a catchy title to attract posters and get feedback. Don't read too much into that.

[JSD]

Come on guys, don't be shy. If you're killing it as an accountant you can chime in too. (Don) 

[KingChre]

Your mission to be a great father or your mission to have a financially successful child?

[daveh51292]

Never demand or request an action that you have not exemplified yourself.

[Eja117]

You wanna be a great father? Love their mom and work to respect/take care of her.  My dad worked at that and I saw it and it made her feel secure and happy. And now look at me. I got a total supermodel sugar momma!

[CelticConcourse]

Stay alive!

Treat thy as thou would have wished to be treated whilst you were a child.

[GreenFaith1819]

Coming from a single parent home, my mom was really not that strict...her main thing was for me to take care of my brother. I believe I grew up fast during those years, and avoided many of the pitfalls of youth because of my responsibilities at home.

In our neighborhood, we played kickball, baseball, basketball, rode bikes - everything. It was a much simpler time...we did not have many Atari's back then, so for the most part we/my friends spent a lot of time outside.

I also built model cars, played with HO scale trains, collected toys, in my "me" time.

For me, my Faith was/is HUGE...even though I didn't accept Jesus as my personal savior until I was 19, my mom was saved, and my grandmother was saved, so I had a lot of influence in my life even at an early stage.

[JSD]

Coming from a single parent home, my mom was really not that strict...her main thing was for me to take care of my brother. I believe I grew up fast during those years, and avoided many of the pitfalls of youth because of my responsibilities at home.

In our neighborhood, we played kickball, baseball, basketball, rode bikes - everything. It was a much simpler time...we did not have many Atari's back then, so for the most part we/my friends spent a lot of time outside.

I also built model cars, played with HO scale trains, collected toys, in my "me" time.

For me, my Faith was/is HUGE...even though I didn't accept Jesus as my personal savior until I was 19, my mom was saved, and my grandmother was saved, so I had a lot of influence in my life even at an early stage.

Good stuff. Sounds like you were in kid in 1960's or 1970's? Did your mother play a role in devloping your "me" hobbies or was it outside influence? Also, who was your father figure (is any)? And if you don't mind asking, what do you do now or before retirement?

[ronaldo943]

Stay alive!

Treat thy as thou would have wished to be treated whilst you were a child.

Lol arent you in your mid-teens?

[ronaldo943]

Also congrats to you JSD as im guessing your wife is pregnant?

[SCeltic34]

Ensure that your child is a lifelong Celtics fan.  Mission accomplished.