In most households the mother is the gentler of the two and the father is usually harsher. I say most. As a father I can live with that. When I say 'duck' I want them to drop to the ground not ask me why I told them to duck and then go to the hospital because they didn't 'duck'.
If you want to call it lax that is fine, I will say it seems like you either lost or never had the respect needed to be the father figure. I am not being mean here, not on purpose. 10 times to talk my daughter? If I had to do it more than twice I would have felt like a joke. "Come on...I reaaaaaally need to talk to you."
That baffles me just a bit.
Be a father, raise good people. Include your W with decisions but be firm instead of letting her lead. Be a good father and help some poor fool avoid having to go through an MLC when they are married to your kids. Know what I mean Vern?
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK
