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  1. Scott

    Wow, what a great song and a great message. The funny thing is, this whole monkey-see, monkey-do thing is subtle. You have no idea when they’re watching you or when they’re learning (or not learning) from your example. So you’re right…the best approach is to ALWAYS be on our best behavior as dads whenever there’s even a chance the kids might see us. Thanks for the post!

  2. Scott

    Wow, what a great song and a great message. The funny thing is, this whole monkey-see, monkey-do thing is subtle. You have no idea when they’re watching you or when they’re learning (or not learning) from your example. So you’re right…the best approach is to ALWAYS be on our best behavior as dads whenever there’s even a chance the kids might see us. Thanks for the post!


  3. The further down the road I get with the parenting “thing” the more I see that parenting is not some stand alone activity that has a truly unique set of rules.

    Fact of the matter is that no matter what I do in life (work, friendships, special groups etc) actions always speak louder than words. We are a country of far too many words and not enough action. I can’t allow myself to perpetuate that shallowness.

    I can only hope that I stay aware and alert enough to know that everything I DO carries so much more weight than what I say. I know I won’t be perfect because that is not available to me but I can certainly improve daily.

    Thanks for the reminder.


  4. The further down the road I get with the parenting “thing” the more I see that parenting is not some stand alone activity that has a truly unique set of rules.

    Fact of the matter is that no matter what I do in life (work, friendships, special groups etc) actions always speak louder than words. We are a country of far too many words and not enough action. I can’t allow myself to perpetuate that shallowness.

    I can only hope that I stay aware and alert enough to know that everything I DO carries so much more weight than what I say. I know I won’t be perfect because that is not available to me but I can certainly improve daily.

    Thanks for the reminder.


  5. Hello, 1st-time reader. I love this post; I can’t wait to show my husband! I know it’ll affect him just as strongly as it did me. Thanks for sharing such a great message.


  6. Hello, 1st-time reader. I love this post; I can’t wait to show my husband! I know it’ll affect him just as strongly as it did me. Thanks for sharing such a great message.

  7. Paisano

    Thanks for the kind comments everyone. Glad you enjoyed this post. I find this song is a great reminder for me as a dad to stay aware of what I do, at home as well as anywhere else I go.

  8. Paisano

    Thanks for the kind comments everyone. Glad you enjoyed this post. I find this song is a great reminder for me as a dad to stay aware of what I do, at home as well as anywhere else I go.

  9. samaya

    this is dumb

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