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As a father I have many dreams for my girls. I want them to grow up happy, healthy and educated. I want them to know love and be loved. I want them to want for nothing, but to be strong and ready for the world around them.

This being said I have to say that achieving this dream for my kids is not easy. You make sacrifices everyday as a parent to make sure that your kids achieve things that you may or may have not achieved yourself. The MetLife Video below is an amazing example of this. I watched this and by the end was very emotional. While I cannot say that I have gone through the same situations that the father in this did, I understand what he was doing and why he was doing it.

Take a moment to watch this yourself, as I would love to hear your own thoughts on what the video says and shows.

As I think about my own kids, there have been times that I have held back the truth. When things were not going right at work and I did not want to frighten them. As a parent you do this. You do what you have to to make sure that your kids are safe, happy and secure in their lives. Sometimes, this means that they do not always know everything. Is this wrong?

I for one, hope that my kids will learn from me that you have to work hard to achieve everything that you want in life. That you cannot expect things to just show up on a platter. Instead you have to work, learn and adapt, which is what I have had to do in my own life. This is something that I try to teach my girls on a daily basis in subtle ways. Through conversations, games and more I try and give them glimpses into my own background and as they get older I know that I will share even more with them so that they can understand everything about the world around them.

For now though, I still hold onto the hope that I can keep them young for a while longer and help them to still see dreams with eyes wide open.

Someday, as I see them graduating from college, getting married (maybe), having a successful career or other such milestones I can look back and say that all of the things that I did were worth the efforts (even though I know it now). In the future I will see the fruit of the efforts coming to fruition.

For now, the smile on my girls’ faces are all that I need!

What about you?

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You know, I have always seen myself as someone who encourages others to do what they can and be what they can with the gifts that they have been given, but as I have assumed ther rolw of being a father I have found this to become even more important.

In my past post about the importance of fathers I talked about all of the important things that I think of, but also what others have said regarding the importance of being a Dad in today’s society.

Since writing that post, I also started thinking about the importance of a Dad being someone who inspires and creates dreams for his children. What I mean by this is that I hope with my girls that I can instill in them a sense of wonder and allow them to have BIG dreams that can be achieved (while others may not be achieveable). I hope to make them see the world through large amazed eyes, and allow them to experience the world around them as if everyday is a special one to be cherished.

Do I do a good job at this now…I don’t know about that… I want to, but I also think that at times I get caught up in my own world that does not allow this dream making to occur, at least not to the extent that I would like. Much of this goes back to the whole issue of time and not feeling like I have enough of it to spare or at times even share, though I know I should.

So, again, how do I make dreams occur. First and foremost I have to listen to my Divas and know what their dreams are and then by knowing I can work to make them come true. Second, I have to be present, I have to be around to be active in my divas’ lives, so that they will know that I am there for them and that they can rely on my to help them to achieve what they hope to achieve. Finally, I have to be willing to take a chance on my Divas… making their world a bit unexpected (well…at least somewhat unexpected).

So what about all of you… how are you dreammakers for your children?

I look forward to your comments on this one!

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The opinions expressed above are 100% my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of MetLife.

Manly Monday #9 – Fathers as Dream Makers