Dad: “Did you do what your mom asked you to do?’
Son: (Without looking at his dad.) “Yep.”
Dad: (Eye brow raised) “Excuse me?”
Son: (Starting to walk away and dripping with annoyance) “Yes Dad. I did what mom asked me to do!”
Dad: (Firmly) “Hey bud! Look at me.”
The boy turns and looks at his dad.
Dad: “Your attitude is a choice. Make a different choice. Understand me.”
Son: “Yes sir.”
That was a scene that played out in my home with my dad sometime in the early 1980’s. Being the son of an Army Ranger who was a future general did not prevent me from having a bad attitude at times. It should have, but it didn’t. Continue Reading…
