Stances

"If I stand
Let me stand on the promise
That you will pull me through
And if I can't
Let me fall on the grace
That first brought me to you."

-- Rich Mullins, "If I Stand"

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Talked to my dad tonight about future things. Lots of recommendations. I understand where he's coming from, so while I don't agree with everything he says, I agree with him saying it to me. His father never talked to him about basic "being a man" things.

No one told him, "While conflict for conflict's sake is dumb, sometimes people will push your buttons just to find out what mettle you're made of. Are you a man? They want to know. They'll act like you shouldn't. But they really want you to. There's a chance that if you never stand up to them, they will never truly respect you." No father figure told him that. So he tells me.

And I'm glad for it.