The story is told of a young man who stood before a judge to be sentenced for forgery. The judge had been a friend of the boy\u2019s father, who was famous for his books on the law of trusts. \u201cYoung man,\u201d said the judge sternly, \u201cdo you remember your father, that father whom you have disgraced?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember him perfectly,\u201d the young man answered quietly. \u201cWhen I went to him for advice or companionship, he would say, \u2018Run away, boy, I\u2019m busy.\u2019 Well, my father finished his book, and here I am.\u201d496<\/p>\n
Family-life specialists Delmer W. Holbrook and his wife have been lecturing and conducting surveys across America. In a survey of hundreds of children, the Holbrooks came up with the three things fathers say most in responding to their kids.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m too tired\u201d took first place.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have enough money\u201d was second.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeep quiet\u201d was third. (Cited in Christianity Today<\/i>, August 27, 1976.)497<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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