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A Husband's/Father's Pledge
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"Coates, Rodney D. Dr." <[log in to unmask]>
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Coates, Rodney D. Dr.
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A Husband's/ Father's Pledge
Rodney D. Coates


1) I will work continuously to earn the name husband and  father from my wife,  children, my family, and my peers.  I know that being a husband and a father is something that is learned, practiced, and rehearsed. I know that I can do this, that I can achieve this -through patience, inspiration, and prayer.

2)  I will embrace my wife, children, and my family with respect, authenticity, and honesty.  I will lead by service, I will learn by sharing, I will become by giving all that is within me -as I devote myself to my family.

3)  I will become transparent, I will become the embodiment of love and caring, I will seek to demonstrate my commitment to my wife, my children, and my family as a daily part of my being.

4) I will exemplify patience, I will show forgiveness, and I will work with my wife and family to create a home where creativity is welcomed, difference is celebrated, and time is shared.

 5) I will love learning, I will worship wisdom, I will cherish contemplation as I demonstrate to my family the value of truth, honor, and devotion.

6)  I will be open to criticism, available for discussions, and eagerly anticipate date nights, family outings, and the joy of sharing as a family. 

7)  I will guard my thoughts, my home, and my behavior as I seek to model sober, mature and consistent values that uplift my wife, children, and family.

8)  I will never judge in haste, punish in wrath, or practice vengeance either within or outside the confines of my wife, children, and family.

9)  I will work with my wife to create a home that is a place of learning, spirituality, and devotion to God, life, and our family. 

10)  I will, as a husband and father  always respect, value, and cherish my wife, children and family not for what they are but for who they are.

  

"If necessity is the mother of invention, then crises is the mother of change..and how we deal with change is a measure of our character."  (rdc -08)

Rodney D. Coates
Professor of Sociology and Gerontology
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
 513 - 529 1590

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