A Husband's/ Father's Pledge Rodney D.

Coates 1) I will work continuously to earn the name husband and father from my wife, children, my family, and my peers. I know that being a husband and a father is something that is learned, practiced, and rehearsed. I know that I can do this, that I can achieve this -through patience, inspiration, and prayer. 2) I will embrace my wife, children, and my family with respect, authenticity, and honesty. I will lead by service, I will learn by sharing, I will become by giving all that is within me -as I devote myself to my family. 3) I will become transparent, I will become the embodiment of love and caring, I will seek to demonstrate my commitment to my wife, my children, and my family as a daily part of my being. 4) I will exemplify patience, I will show forgiveness, and I will work with my wife and family to create a home where creativity is welcomed, difference is celebrated, and time is shared. 5) I will love learning, I will worship wisdom, and I will cherish contemplation as I demonstrate to my family the value of truth, honor, and devotion. 6) I will be open to criticism, available for discussions, and eagerly anticipate date nights, family outings, and the joy of sharing as a family. 7) I will guard my thoughts, my home, and my behavior as I seek to model sober, mature and consistent values that uplift my wife, children, and family. 8) I will never judge in haste, punish in wrath, or practice vengeance either within or outside the confines of my wife, children, and family. 9) I will work with my wife to create a home that is a place of learning, spirituality, and devotion to God, life, and our family. 10) I will, as a husband and father always respect, value, and cherish my wife, children and family not for what they are but for who they are.
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