When I was little, I would ask my father, “What do you want for Father’s Day, Dad?

His answer would not make sense to me.

“I don’t want anything.” Then, realizing this answer would not satisfy, “I want good, well-behaved children.”

Seemed like a non-answer to me.

Now I’m a Dad

My children, aged 6 and 8, asked me, “What do you want for Father’s Day, Dad?”

I don’t need any “thing.” And all I want are happy, loved, safe, healthy, and (one day) trusted (by all) children. “I want good, well-behaved children,” I answered.

What do you want for Father’s Day?

:: Joe Hage is CEO and Founder of medical device marketing firm Medical Marcom ::