Before I left for Youth Camp this morning, I pulled my 4-year old son aside to love on him. I told him, "While daddy is away, you are the man of the house." Without hesitation, he looked at me and said, "Daddy, I will be good to my mommy and baby brother, and I will treat them like you would."
Sometimes it is not the intentional lessons we teach in a formal setting that people learn. In this case, it struck me that my actions are making an impression on my son. Fortunately, this IS a lesson I'm happy he is learning from me.
This also caused me to reflect upon the fact that "someone is always watching" our lives. In the words of Peter Jennings, "The camera is always on."
