
5. Getting mad at your wife (or even your kids) for stuff you do too.
I catch myself in this one all the time (especially with my kids). With parenting in particular, we can easily get into the “Do as I say” instead of “Do as I do” mentality, but our kids need our example much more than our instruction. We can’t tell them not to cuss when we’re cussing in front of them. We can’t tell them to control their temper when we venting our anger all the time. We’ve got to practice what we preach if we’re going to have any longterm credibility.
#6 causes so much harm and yet many men do it all the time…
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