A boy can make 'em, but a man can raise one

"You see, I hate when a brother makes a child and then denies it
Thinking that money is the answer so he buys it
A whole bunch of gifts and a lot of presents
It's not the presents, it's your presence and essence
Of being there..."
-Ed OG, "Be a Father to Your Child"

One of my personal struggles as an adult the last six years has been my parenting skills. There are those times when you feel on top of the world and ready to confront any challenge. And yet, there are those times when you want to wave the white flag, hang up your cleats, and simply call it quits. Dealing with tantrums and smelly poop come with the territory. But for all of this, I try (or at least I think I do) my best to keep a level-headed approach in the way that I raise my son. I surely won't be self-nominating myself for any awards, because there is certainly room for improvement on my part. However, I do feel that I can drop a gem every now and again as well. I'm half reluctant to even talk about it much because of that old throwback Chris Rock joke (when he was still funny) about how you're supposed to be taking care of your kids. So back-patting aside, I was pleasantly delighted to read an article (At school, there's no one like Dad) about local dads being more involved in the schools.

The story highlights the monthly Dads Club meetings at the nearby Trotter Elementary School, which is "at the forefront of a national movement to get more men involved at their children's schools." Ironically, my son's school is having a Dads Reading Day on the Friday before Christmas. I think I'm going to have to float the idea of starting our own Dads Club and see if we can get it to pop off. Big shouts to Ed OG who continues to be a role model to this very day.