26 lessons I'm working to teach my sons:

1. There’s a difference between being hurt and injured. Know what it is and act accordingly.

2. Avoid confrontation if you can but if you must, let there be no question as to whether or not the threat has been eliminated. 3. A man who has the capacity for violence but can control it is a better man than he who does not have the capacity at all.

4. Displaying meekness, kindness, compassion, and empathy does not make you less of a man. Not knowing when to express it does.