Fathers

I was listening to a fathers day special from Hollywood. The father that stood out for me was Ron Howard's dad. He was in movies before he became a dad but when he became a father, he said his 'number one' roll was father to his kids. His kids grew up stars but were grounded and able to handle what celebrity threw at them. Ron Howard said of his own kids, We didn't want our kids in the movie business too soon because both I and my wife were career oriented and we knew that it would take laying down our careers for our kids to be ok with stardom. Both farthers understood the equation. One chose kids career over their own. The other chose to protect their children FROM the dangers of a career. NOTHING was entered into without thought and purpose. Both families seem close and grounded. I found all this interesting as things were done purposefully and with the best interest of others in full view. I think with every choice we make in life, there are a whole lot of other choices we give up so we need to plan purposefully and then take responsiblity for the choices we DIDN'T make as well as those we made.