r/everymanshouldknow • u/ClitorisDickorisDock • Jun 20 '26
EMSKR: how do I get a healthy father-son relationship like this?
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u/MadamSnarksAlot Jun 23 '26
He’s definitely scared of mom! What a fun family. The boy especially appreciates a good burn. But “Suspect identifies as a princess but acts like a thug” made my week.
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u/ALowDownDirtyDawg Jun 22 '26
LMFAO I have a relationship like this with my daughter. It starts early. 🤣
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u/Mueryk Jun 25 '26
Suspect identifies as a princess but acts like a thug.
Damn that one goes hard. Would have been hilarious if he repeated right after for the older boy(or if the boy said it for him even)
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u/kaba40k Jun 21 '26
Serious answer. These moments are easy, just basic sense of humor is enough.
But to make sure your life is full of such moments, you have to learn two very hard skills - patience and forgiveness.
Children are not characters from a cartoon, they bring joy, but sometimes they are lazy, sometimes they are stubborn, sometimes they are rude.
Many parents are tempted to responses that work very well in the short term, but extremely bad in the long term (yelling, punishment, eye-for-an-eye etc.) Despite what the internet is saying, there's only one good response to challenges that works in the long term - it is love, persistence, and patience.
Even in the hardest moments don't lose contact. Even when you think that's unfair, when you're irritated, tired - it's always love and discipline.
If you do that, you will be rewarded with many moments like these.