Follow Me
Last year when my son, Bacchus Jr. (BJ), was three, I was watching him play on the jungle gym at McDonanld’s. I heard him say something that started me thinking.
“Follow me”
BJ was leading a couple of kids climbing up the side of one of the structures. Was my son going to grow up to be a leader or a follower? I became proud watching him order and organize the play activities, but would this continue in life? How do I teach my son to become a leader?
My initial thought was that I have to teach him how to be a follower, then he can start learning to become a leader. Honestly, it was the first moment I started to witness my son’s personality and it pleased me. Now I have to start cultivating his nature and make him the best man he can be. Unfortunately since that time, I have been knocked off my high horse and watched him get sent to the office at daycare, pick on younger children and be a disruptive force during soccer practice. Who said fatherhood was going to be easy???
I’m up to the task, so let the games begin…..
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[…] I swelled up with pride and just stared at him, while he continued what he was doing. This is the third time I have felt like this in his life. The first was when he was born, the second I did a post about “Follow Me†and now. He has continued to say it several times since, but nothing compares to the first. After several days, I realized that I am on a mission to making him a respectful and disciplined gentleman. He will learn to respect womanhood and love all mankind. He will listen to his elders and respect the paths they have led for him. He will always carry a handkerchief in his back right pocket not because he may need it, but so he can give it to a lady in her time of need. He will learn all of these things at a young age and practice them until they become habits. Although he won’t always understand their purposes, it will come to him later in life. […]
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