2) i have to give my boys more credit than i do.
3) i have to trust that they will put into practice what i teach them.
4) they do listen to me.
5) they often follow the examples that i do, whether good or bad.
6) they are boys, not men; so i cannot give them a man's responsibility...yet.
7) they are boys, not men; so i cannot expect to act like a man. i have to allow them to be...boys.
8) they know more than what i give them credit for.
9) i need to speak to them in a calm voice...more often.
10) freedom is often harder to give up than i expected...they are growing 