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\u201cWhoever you sit with, learn from their good qualities, leave their bad qualities\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cWhoever you sit with, learn from their good qualities, leave their bad qualities\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cListen to everyone, then do what you want\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cListen to your mother\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSafety first\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPray as much as you can\u201d<\/p>\n
My father is full of advice. Experts say that fathers don\u2019t spend enough time truly talking to their children and interacting with them. This is not true of my father.<\/p>\n
From as far back as I can remember, my father has taught me with more than just his actions. Even when I was very young, he would challenge me to think in ways I hadn\u2019t before. He would converse with my brothers and myself, engage us and make us question our own preconceived notions. He has always made sure he taught us values that were important to him. He mentions ayaat and ahadith whenever they are applicable.<\/p>\n
When he sees that we are in need of advice, he will quietly say a few simple words and leave us to ponder over them. When I find myself in a situation that requires insight and wisdom that I lack, I find myself going to him, laying out my thoughts and concerns, and then sitting back, waiting for him to say something that I know will be helpful.<\/p>\n
However, my father hasn\u2019t just helped me grow by giving me advice. When I became more mature, he started debating with me and my brothers. He forced us to form our own opinions and defend them. Through our \u201cdiscussions\u201d with him, we realized we didn\u2019t need to agree with the opinions of others, not even those of people older than ourselves. We became more curious and learned some key life lessons. Not the least of them being that there are always two sides to an issue. I also learned that the person with the loudest voice or the most words is not always right.<\/p>\n
I can honestly say that my father has had a big influence in molding me to be the independent person I am today. I sincerely hope that I can pass on similar lessons to my own children inshaAllah.<\/p>\n
Yasmeen Afsar<\/p>\n
Yasmeen is a mother of two who enjoys reading to her kids and trying new things<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cWhoever you sit with, learn from their good qualities, leave their bad qualities\u201d \u201cListen to everyone, then do what you want\u201d \u201cListen to your mother\u201d \u201cSafety first\u201d \u201cPray as much as you can\u201d My father is full of advice. Experts say that fathers don\u2019t spend enough time truly talking to their children and interacting with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1573,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[50,1421],"class_list":["post-4349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motherhood","tag-advice-from-fathers","tag-yasmeen-afsar"],"yoast_head":"\n