GRAVE DIGGER

I avoided regret so long I didn't know how to live with truth. I simply adjusted my lies to influence.

“A man is a man from the way he provides”-38 Spesh

A father should provide hope, but that ain’t enough. Kids need to see a man that gets tougher from his own losses-not just madness and wickedness from being fed up. That takes more than prayer lessons about caution.

It’s too late when you decide to turn back. When you hear that ticking in your head- that’s the emotional bomb telling you that chasing regret has blown your life up. All that noise is your signal to go somewhere else.

Denzel said “you can’t go to the grave with the uhaul truck”

Take your baggage to the grave. Pay your kids with respect. Don't re-supply them with neglect. Pass on praise instead of anger. Pass them the safety of self-control instead of the dangers of running wild. When the old timers say, “you only live once.” That’s half a lie because kids spend half their life living a parent’s truth. Teach them right so when it’s time for them to rest they can wholeheartedly be proud of their moves.

I used to believe sowing my oats made me a better, desirable man. Speaking with slick tongue, making chicks feel the holy ghost with horny strokes and devilish notes. I had to transcend that through Gods wisdom, knowledge, and understanding - realizing attending to self-improvement is the ingredient to improve life instead of treating and fucking it like…

To all the fathers wondering "HOW THE FUCK DO I DO THIS!" My advice is... JUST DON'T PULL OUT!