Great job, Dad! It's good to see there are still men out there who wake up every morning and put on the pants in the family.
I'm always careful to listen to my wife's reasoning if she expresses some discomfort about the age appropriateness of an activity, and I'm sure I had mine shooting, hunting, and fishing a bit earlier than she may have been ideally comfortable with. (Driving too!) It is the nature of motherhood to be a bit overprotective.
God made families to have two parents so that there are two sets of eyes watching over the children and two views contributing to their safety and training. A mother's safety concerns should always be carefully considered, but a good father won't keep his children in a box if he concludes that mamma is being a bit overly protective. Children need to spend lots of time with their fathers doing things like fishing and hunting and hanging out and having a good time in ways that do not include movies, malls and video games. Good on ya!
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