You know not having my real dad around and having a step dad made me want to be a great dad. So now I have been one for 9 years. And now 3 daughters. So that is what I am - a dad first and foremost before anything else. It's just something that comes natural now.
Comfort in expressing your emotions will allow you to share the best of yourself with others but not being able to control your emotions will reveal your worst.
