I just celebrated my 80th birthday one week ago.
Because our daughter was having a medical emergency on that day, she was immediately hospitalized.
Of course, my wife and I spent the day at her bedside along with her husband.
I received a phone call a few days thereafter from one of my sons.
He was commiserating with me about the fact that instead of celebrating on my 80th, I spent the day in the hospital.
That phone call from him was obviously well-intentioned.
It also, however, provided me with the opportunity for a teaching moment.
I reminded him that we are “FIRST A SPOUSE AND SECONDLY A PARENT!”
Celebrating something doesn’t supersede serious parenting responsibilities.
Commitment to a marriage and to the role of parenting are the two major commitments of our lives!
If not today, when?
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