In Him It Is Always Yes

The courageous embrace of honesty, and the constant pursuit of reality is the defining characteristic of a healthy and mature person. Are you that person?

As a dad, I hate hearing this from my children: “But you promised.” It is both frustrating and, sometimes, embarrassing because I had, in fact, promised and hadn’t followed through!

As with most realities in life, it’s complicated. Yes, I’ve sometimes said, “I promise,” and was just saying it to make the kids happy or even put them off. But that mistake built into my children the terrible notion that dad can’t be trusted with his word. It's not a very good parenting model.