For the Love of Fatherhood with Alex Dobrenko`

“Success is: Do your kids remember you for being the best dad? Not the dad who gave them everything, but will they be able to tell you anything one day? Will they able to call you out of the blue, any day, no matter what? Are you the first person they want to ask for advice? And at the same time, can you hit it out of the park in whatever it is you

Every son needs from his father vision, direction, and solid answers to questions such as: • What is a man? • What are a man’s responsibilities? • What does a man believe? • How does a man behave? • What should a man try to achieve?

And this changed everything for me and Nate, to the point where he said, “Dad, I’ll wake myself up every morning for this. I want to be good at being a man.”

It’s a strange thing, being the parent of a teenager. One thing to raise a little boy, another entirely when a person on the brink of adulthood looks to you for wisdom. I feel like I have little to give. I know there are fathers who see the world a certain way, with clarity and confidence, who know just what to say to their sons and daughters. But

The man who steps out in faith to meet God, the man who calls out to the Father with the core questions of his heart, is not only ready to see who he really is but also to see his true Father. I cannot stress enough—this is a personal renovation—a customized journey back to God, different for every man.

One lesson we can take from this: Dads, we need to ask our kids great questions and a ton of them!

Ask them about their thoughts, likes, friends, fears, temptations, hopes, sins, regrets. Ask them about their favorite things. Their least favorite. Ask them how you can be a better dad. Ask them what they want in their future spouse. Ask them why they