Baby Instructions

Have you seen the ad from the National Fatherhood Initiative? It has a beautiful sleeping baby, wrapped in a blanket with an instruction tag that reads:

"Instructions: Dads, please read carefully before raising.

This is a baby. It needs you. It needs your love, your touch, and your time. Spend lots of time with it. Build a bird house. Read a book. Go for a walk. Do homework. Play. The more time you spend, the better chance it has of growing up happy and healthy. It grows very quickly. Pay attention. Never underestimate the difference you make.

It takes a man to be a dad."

Good words to read and reread periodically.