Husband above Father
"Cleave to your wife and no other." There is no better thing a man can do for his children than to devote himself to the love and care for their mother. Becoming a father is pathetically easy - irresponsible boys become such through mindless copulation. Being a good husband is a much heavier commitment - you have to get some girl to actually agree to this, over and over again, for the long term. It is easy to get the "love" of your dependent children - they have little choice in the matter. Does the young child easily turn their back on the hand that provides bed and bread? Mothering alone tend toward over-protection and smothering. Fathers alone tend toward distance and premature independence. The best results comes from a combination of both, applied as mother begins and father finishes. Being a good father requires devotion first to a sustaining love of your wife and then dedication to the preparation of your children for their future roles as husbands and ...