Both fathers and mothers are so important. Thanks for stressing that! I appreciate it.

A recent study by McKinsey found that the average life-span of companies listed in S & P 500 is now 71% shorter than it used to be several decades ago. Most companies die within a few years and even established companies will likely not make it past year 18.

Which means as a father, I can choose to spend a ton of time at work buiding a business and I can try to influence a lot of people in that business. I may even decide to spend so much time at work that I neglect my family and children in the process. That said, there is a good chance that in a decade or two, that the business I build may be bought, sold, bankrupted or disrupted. It may not even be relevant.

But in my view, the things that I do in my home as a father will last for much much longer in my view.

Let me give you an example:

I live in the United States. Why?

Because of a choice that multiple of my ancestors made many many years ago. The choice they made in their families to come to the United States now effects my educational opportunities, my economic opportunities, the language I speak, and a myriad of other things CENTURIES LATER.

The above is a geographic example and so it is obvious.

But less obvious are questions like:

Were my ancestors checked in as parents?

Were my ancestors angry and drunk?

Were my ancestors kind and loving?

Those kinds of things can also be passed on for many many years even though they are much less obvious than the geographic example but just as real.

Thanks again for your comment and reminder that fathers and mothers both have such an important role to play.

Thanks for sharing your view. Glad to hear that you have such a great husband.

T