Fathers/Husbands - What are your expectations?

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Good Morning All,
I was wondering what you other fathers/husbands feel are key elements to your role as a father and husband?

I’ll start by saying:
  1. He should create a loving, nurturing home for his family.
  2. He should treat his wife, the mother of his children, with the utmost respect.
What do you all have to add??
Brian
 
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BRC:
Good Morning All,
I was wondering what you other fathers/husbands feel are key elements to your role as a father and husband?

I’ll start by saying:
  1. He should create a loving, nurturing home for his family.
  2. He should treat his wife, the mother of his children, with the utmost respect.
What do you all have to add??
Brian
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  1. He should set the level of expectation in the home. Humans have a natural desire to live up to expectations, and this is the role of the father to establish this. If you set low expectations, don’t be surprised when your kids don’t do too much.
  2. Be the spiritual leader of the house. How can you expect your wife and kids to pray and take their faith seriously if you don’t.
  3. Love means serve. If you aren’t serving your families legitimate needs, you don’t love them. Jesus loved us by serving us and eventually dying for us. Be willing to do the same.
  4. Set the example. In everything. Leaders lead, you can find them at the front of the pack.
 
  • Assume spiritual headship for family.
  • Practice and model Chrisitian discipleship; know and practice the virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit.
  • Be a man of prayer.
  • Stand in the gap as intercessor for the family needs.
  • Fully participate in sacramental life of the Church.
  • Have other male Christian fellowship accountability.
  • Commit to enrich the depth of understanding of all aspects of my faith life.
These are the core essentials/elemnts for me, that most everything else I do in my vocational role of husband and father flows from. That you are asking is great. 😃
 
Awesome Scott!! “Lead by example” is a great piece of advice. In that regard…
  1. He should be temperant or abstain from the use of alcohol and other vices…
  2. He should follow and teach the 10 commandments to his family…
And Scotts point that a father/husband should serve…what types of things can we as fathers/husbands do to serve?
 
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Awesome Scott!! “Lead by example” is a great piece of advice. In that regard…
  1. He should be temperant or abstain from the use of alcohol and other vices…
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No offense BRC, but Jesus didn’t abstain from wine. Temperance does not mean abstenance, unless one has an addictive problem. Teaching kids moderation in all things is important.
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BRC:
  1. He should follow and teach the 10 commandments to his family…
And Scotts point that a father/husband should serve…what types of things can we as fathers/husbands do to serve?
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First, you have to learn what your families legitimate needs are. The key hee is legitimate. You family will have many demands. Most of these are wants. Not that wants are bad, indeed they are often the motivation for peak performance. If a person doesn’t want anything, they’ll never do anything. This goes for Christianity as well. Why do you think Christ painted such a beautiful picture of heaven and coupled it with the expectations of a disciple. He was telling us, getting to Heaven is worth it, but there are some rules you have to follow. The same principle can be used with your family.
 
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Scott_Lafrance:
  1. He should set the level of expectation in the home. Humans have a natural desire to live up to expectations, and this is the role of the father to establish this. If you set low expectations, don’t be surprised when your kids don’t do too much.
  2. Be the spiritual leader of the house. How can you expect your wife and kids to pray and take their faith seriously if you don’t.
  3. Love means serve. If you aren’t serving your families legitimate needs, you don’t love them. Jesus loved us by serving us and eventually dying for us. Be willing to do the same.
  4. Set the example. In everything. Leaders lead, you can find them at the front of the pack.
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Good and true stuff! …my dear Wife has really taught me that generally “you get what you expect”. I have found that by meditating and praying over the Gospels, Jesus really shows me what it means for me as a husband/father to be a servant leader; how Jesus in his encounters ministered to the needs and eternal welfare of others, which takes the mind of Christ to do. This is exciting and dynamic and purpose filled stuff!
 
… How about Love God with all his Heart, body, soul, and mind…

Love his wife with all his heart, protect her with all his might, defend her with all his will, hug her 10 times a day… 👍

Promise not to throw the children in the river…err… set a good example for his children… and i truly feel, if he succeeds at the first two, the the last will take care of itself… 👍

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