A “good” man perseveres- he sticks it out, he stays the course, he does not tuck and run.
A good man doesn’t quit when the going gets tough. Just because your daddy wasn’t there, doesn’t mean you too have to abandon your kids.
A few minutes of pleasure is not worth 18+ years of responsibility.
It’s not worth the dirty diapers, the 18 years of child support; 18 years of baby mama drama, 18 years of telling another man he better not discipline your child; 18 years is not worth it.
A good man endures the hardship of caring for a family; of leading his family; of showing his children how to fall down and get back up; a good man doesn’t just hit it and quit it; a good man doesn’t have sex with her if he doesn’t want kids with her; a good man burns his black book when he gets married; a good man thinks his wife is beautiful even though she isn’t pretty every day; a good man takes the bumps and bruises of life, with his back against the wall, with his head bloody, but unbowed; a good man breaks the cycle of abandonment started by his daddy, and his daddy’s daddy; a good man becomes the daddy that his father never was. A good man persists through the struggle, persists through the pain, persists through heartache, persists when the bills are due; a good man persists and perseveres….Even if your daddy wasn’t there. You can do it!
Don't FOLLOW your heart; LEAD it. Rather than following your heart toward that which feels right in the moment, lead it toward that which is best in the long run. PERSEVERE!
