Josh Hatcher talks about how a man should respond to the Coronavirus pandemic, the panic, and quarantine.
1. Be a protector.
You are a shepherd, a protector of your family and your community. Keep them safe, provide for them, and protect them. If that means following a bunch of rules you think are stupid so that your family and neighbors are safe, then do it. But protect and provide for them.
2. Be a thermostat.
Not a thermometer. Don’t react in emotion – rather set the emotional temperature for those around you. Be calm. Be at peace. Control your emotions.
3. Love your family
Enjoy the time that your kids are home from school. Eat dinner together. Invest in those relationships. Don’t gripe about how badly behaved they are – or drink to numb yourselves from the way they act. Rather – if they are unruly – teach them how to behave with discipline and love!
Last week we featured Jared Conti’s poem, “Ah, Fatherhood” for our Creative Thursday post – this week – we get to hear from Jared as he talks about it! Check out the poem here.
In the Ask A Man Segment, Josh answers this question.
My kids won’t listen to me. I work all day and I get home and my wife just throws up her hands and makes me take over. I don’t have the energy to fight and argue with them like this. How can I fix this?
Spiritual Sunday is our chance here at Manlihood to delve into spiritual things. While Manlihood isn’t JUST for Christians, many of us are Christians, and we find value in the truths Andy teachings. We hope you can find value in it too .
This week, Jim Lenaway shares the story of how he walked into a little church with a hangover, and walked out as a different man.