I know Daddyhood is not a real word, but I’m here today to offer that it does have real meaning. From my experience as a daddy of two, I can count on one hand the number of times my boys have called me father, and at least three of those times they were joking or trying to trick me into buying them something.

Daddyhood in Action

You see, the meaning of Daddyhood comes from all the small, seemingly insignificant moments (as seen by the outside world) spent with your children that make a man someone’s Daddy.

For me Daddyhood starts about 6:30 in the morning when my youngest son, Aaron, jumps on me in my bed asking me if he can use my phone to play online games, it continues about 7:45 when my oldest son, Austin, ask me if I can make him some of my Big Momma’s secret recipe oatmeal before he goes out the door to school.

Daddyhood Teaches Bike Riding

A big part of Daddyhood for me is when I leave the house to head to my office or to a business meeting. Providing for one’s family is a BIG, SUPER-SIZED, HUMONGOUS, part of Daddyhood. I shake my head in disgust at all these young boys and dead beat fathers out here that refuse to get a job or start a business or even rake somebody’s leaves than take responsibility for their offspring.

Even worse, many of these financial leaches will let their wives, girlfriends, baby mamas go out and work for 12 hours a day while they stay at home and sleep, smoke weed, and play video games all day. How can a person be so STUCK ON STUPID. Just pitiful.

Daddyhood Values Education

My agenda of Daddyhood continues on those special days I get to pick my boys up from school and talk to them about their days. A very important Daddyhood suggestion that I want to give to all the dads reading this post is to keep the radio TURNED OFF while you ride with your children in the car. Precious moments can be created during those rambunctious good times when your young people are just bursting at the seams to tell you about all the excitement, joy, drama, and sometimes problems that they have encountered during their days activities.

This is the time where you can really gain your child’s heart and form an unbreakable bond between daddy and child that will continue even in those rough teenage years.

Finally my Daddyhood day comes to a close after a couple hours of bike riding, video games, or ball playing, when we go inside the house to sit down with mom, my lovely wife Lavern, and have dinner as a family and wrap up our day.

So I must say, Daddyhood is so much more than being someone’s biological father and cannot be substituted by sending in a court-mandated monetary check to help provide financially. Daddyhood is hands in the mud, sweat dripping down your face, all out work! Your children have to see you involved in their lives to appreciate the love that you have for them.  Some young people might not even have your last name, but they still proudly tell all their friends, “That’s my Daddy!”

Daddyhood Takes Teamwork

So now that I’ve defined what Daddyhood is, don’t you want to join in the fun. It is such a joy and an honor to help develop the minds and affect the lives of your children.

Yes, I encourage you to join the Daddyhood movement with all it’s highs and lows, responsibilities and challenges and get a chance to experience all the joy and satisfaction I receive from my boys as we go through life together.

Much Love and Continued Success,

Dennis

Dennis Howell is the President and CEO of Caleb Brown Venture Capital and Founder of the Urban Millionaire’s Club. He is a graduate of Northwestern University in Chicago and has been married to his lovely wife for 10 years. He is also the father of 2 sons.

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