Greetings.
I wanted to take a minute to thank those of you who have given me feedback on my first few posts, and have encouraged me to continue. As I have stated, my goal is to provide fathers of blended families a forum to discuss the successes and areas of opportunity we all face on a regular basis.
Today though, I would like to address a “housekeeping” issue.
Facebook and the blogosphere may contain varied degrees of helpful information, as well as inaccurate, biased and accusatory stances. My continued objective to you is not only to tell my (and others) experiences, but to also be as fair to each opinion as possible. Having said this, I will commit to not attack individuals due to an opinion or culture that differs from mine. I will leave the readers to make the final decision.
It can be easy to get trapped in a movement or philosophy that sees fit in throwing shade on someone or calling out an individual based on a surface observation. I wish to only comment on the action, and how I (or another person) responded to the action. At times, a different opinion may not be good or bad, just different. Millions of people raise their households in different ways, and I would like to explore the effective and ineffective ways you have kept the peace, or have rewarded, or have motivated, or have disciplined as a father.
There’s a Native American proverb that says “Whoever is speaking to me, that person, at that time, is my teacher.” I urge to adhere to that standard going forward. This could at times mean that I may agree to disagree, but I will make sure to do it in a civil, non-biased or non-antagonistic manner.
Just wanted to mention that. Have a great week.
From the Desk of Daddy D 