{"id":1846,"date":"2023-06-11T06:39:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T13:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/insideourgooeyminds\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2023-06-11T06:39:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T13:39:40","slug":"a-week-from-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/insideourgooeyminds\/2023\/06\/a-week-from-today\/","title":{"rendered":"A Week From Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div>\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\":r16k:\" class=\"x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1ey2m1c xds687c x5yr21d x10l6tqk x17qophe x13vifvy xh8yej3 xl1xv1r\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/353061751_10230214684976310_2396295568997612256_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&amp;cb=99be929b-3346023f&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=730e14&amp;_nc_ohc=Uwsedgv4urwAX-DP4ub&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&amp;oh=00_AfAw0-WztHZQFNOo63zQfC9PuWzJc5ele8i5XM5XGZPpVw&amp;oe=648A3F49\" alt=\"May be an illustration of 1 person\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Father\/Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<h2 dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">OKAY, IT\u2019S YOUR TURN<\/span><\/h2>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Okay, so a week from today is Father\u2019s Day. It is to celebrate our dads because last month we celebrated our mums and now its dad\u2019s turn. But for a chunk of families, there is no dad.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">He left. Maybe it is you. Maybe the guy next to you, or down the street.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019m not the\u00a0<em>father type\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Maybe you found yourself saying you didn\u2019t want to \u2018<em>be tied down<\/em>,\u2019 or \u2018<em>wasn\u2019t the father type<\/em>,\u2019 whatever the hell that means. Or some line like \u2018<em>I didn\u2019t think it would be like this or this hard<\/em>.\u2019 Then you shouldn\u2019t have been spraying your seed all over that pool table or park bench or kitchen counter with words like \u2018<em>oh, you\u2019re so beautiful!<\/em>\u2019<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Really? What the hell did you think it would be like?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Many of my male gender simply are not playing in the game anymore, abandoning their role as anything of a leader in their own circle of influence.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0You quit.<\/h3>\n<div dir=\"auto\">You quit.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2018Ah, Mark, you seem a little bit like an angry elf this morning. Did we not get enough sleep? A little backed up? What is it?\u2019<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">No, it\u2019s you or the guy next to you. There are too many and the number seems to be growing.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">I have one issue which gets my colon twisted and it\u2019s this topic-fathers not being fathers. The vast majority of the world\u2019s issues, I theorize, would go away if men would be the fathers to their kids and taught them what it\u2019s like to sacrifice, being honorable, love sacrificially, being honest, believing in a god, and good listeners. Imagine your childhood if your dad sat down and listened to you tell your story about school and Tommy Berkins and the booger hanging out of his nose all day. He didn\u2019t really care. But he wanted you to think he did because, at that moment, he wanted to hear you and be in your life. You were too young to care about his actuarial template he had to put together for his boss in the morning, but right then, he was in your world.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #003300;\">Putin would be nicer and the other guy would have a better haircut<\/span><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Putin would be nice and not have to ride his horse with no shirt so people thought he was manly. The North Korean guy would have a good haircut because his dad would tell him he looks like a dork with that one. Wives and mothers all over the world would breathe a little easier knowing they have a partner instead of an adversary.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">But no, you had to go chase that woman with the dragon tattoo on her face with her gang affiliation where her eyebrows once were while you bet the rent money on <em>Dancin\u2019 Sunshine<\/em> in the third at Del Mar when you were swigging whiskey or malt liquor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Really?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Now, here\u2019s the thing, you probably had shit for a role model growing up as well. But that doesn\u2019t get you off the damn hook. You know right from wrong. So, do <em>right<\/em>. Do it today and keep doing it. You have a week to figure out who you are. Maybe there is nothing you can repair from the past. But you might be able to still be a model yourself. As long as you\u2019re breathing, you can-if you want. You got to <em>want it<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #003300;\">You gave her PTSD<\/span><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Frankly, the mother of your kids is probably glad your sorry ass is gone. She is dating the nice assistant manager from Albertsons. She breaks into a sweat when she hears your name even mentioned.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>Own it.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Life is hard. Life, is <em>incredibly<\/em> hard. Look around. Here\u2019s some science for ya, the reason we are even talking about \u2018fur babies\u2019 using litter boxes in their school restroom is because of the lack of your ass in the father game and your guidance to that kid wearing kitty ears an squatting over a box at school. Yeah, that\u2019s a thing now.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">You don\u2019t have to be great. You just have to be in the game, trying, failing, getting back up to try again. Imagine the role model you set when your kid sees you try and try and try and never quitting or <em>leaving<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">I\u2019m done ranting. It might have been the two coffees. Or the two coffees and my tea. But I do feel better. You have a goal, a week from today.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #003300;\">Now, start now.<\/span><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Now, what are you going to do? Look around. There are some good models to attach yourself too. By the way, you\u2019re going to fail, a lot. But that act alone is a win.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Do it by starting today. There are men around you to ask. Its okay to ask for help. It actually is a sign of strength and oh, by the way-you\u2019re not alone. The God of the Universe is waiting on you to ask for help. He is with you. He was with you when you chose\u00a0<em>Dancin\u2019 Sunshine\u00a0<\/em>and when you left the woman with the tattoo, He stepped in to her life and redeemed her. She calls him Abba now.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It\u2019s never too late. 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