As I sit down for dinner in a restaurant that is not my choice with my three girls I have to begin. The restaurant isnt bad but the food  very rarely meets up to the image portrayed.

As we sit patiently for our food my youngest decides that my cup needs a straw. It needs a lid as well. I don’t normally put a lid on but I guess she knows best. We share all of the food, picking off of each others plates until someone doesn’t want to share something. That’s when the conversation turns and we ask about ingredients, portions, and how unfair it is that you won’t share with me anymore.

Sharing is one of the basic lessons we learn as we grow up. We either learn to be selfless or to be selfish.

How can we determine which is prominent? It is very obvious and I believe that love is the underlying factor.

Love is the single greatest necessity in parenting. Love comes in many shapes, sizes, and is displayed in an infinite number of ways.

I would hope that every father would want to love his children.

Unfortunately, most of us don’t understand the concept of what love truly is. It takes time to be able to love our children effectively. Each one of them is different and need different expressions of love.

Today it was a subpar culinary experience with a lid and a straw, but as long as they feel loved and are happy I will continue to be selfless.