"FATHERHOOD"

“... Fatherhood has taught me about unconditional love, reinforced the importance of giving back and taught me how to be a better person. -Naveen Jain

As a young adult i was very concerned about who I would marry. I wanted someone who loved God, loved me, wanted to be a great father, serve others; and would provide well. Quite an order. I did not want to leave my children and work outside the home.. The “love of my life” entered the scene and I was smitten but still watched for these characteristics. As a young adult, he was a Scout Master and invited me to go to a Scout-A-Rama where the scouts displayed the skills they had learned to their parents. While watching this young man patiently help twelve and thirteen-year-old boys tie knots, the thought came to me, “He will be a great father!”, and he was.

We were married and ten years later, I was nine months pregnant with our fifth child. He had a business appointment in Dallas, Texas. I was beside myself with worry about caring for four children and a baby due to arrive any time with my husband being gone. He had taken our oldest son on a business trip to Washington, D.C. and we decided it was time for a trip with our next child, a seven year old daughter. They would be gone five days and what to do with her hair was the big question. I took her to “Jerry” my favorite hairdresser and said, “Please do a hairdo that her father can manage." He cut her hair “page boy style” and said, ‘This will b e simple and easy.” He then showed us how to turn the ends under with a curling iron. The trip turned out to be a meaningful sweet event in both of their lives.