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On their deathbeds, fathers think about a lot of things. They think about the world they\\u2019re leaving to their sons and daughters. They think about how they parented. They think about the mistakes they made. They think about what they did right. They are warmed by the thoughts of their children, and, if they are lucky, they find themselves surrounded by them, the hospital bed serving as the final crowded table we have talked about here.\\xa0

The question for you to think about today, on a day hopefully quite far from that moment, is what decisions are you making now and how will you think about them then? Think about what most dads regret as they come to the end of life: They regret not spending more time with their kids. They regret not telling them how proud of them they were (not doing it nearly enough). They regret taking things too seriously, they regret letting petty differences or petty problems loom larger than the love that they felt in their hearts. They regret not being present, spending all that energy trying to organize perfect \\u201cquality\\u201d time when there was so much ordinary, wonderful garbage time to be had. They regret not \\u201cengaging with the slime\\u201d because they cared too much about keeping the house clean. They may regret spoiling their kids, not teaching them the right lessons, not having the conversations that needed to be had.\\xa0

Well, you\\u2019re lucky. Because you\\u2019re not on your deathbed right now. Because it\\u2019s not too late. Nor is it ever too early. Today you can adjust and change to make sure you don\\u2019t have those regrets\\u2014or at least you can seek to minimize them.\\xa0

You only get one go at this. Learn from the people who have come before. Learn from your own parents. Try to get it right. Before you regret it.\\xa0

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