What is a Dad?

It’s not such a straightforward question, because he is a life in himself, he has his wants, his needs, his dreams and I suppose my duty is to guide him? My answer has changed over the years when I was a non-father, over the weeks since his birth, and daily as the world constantly changes around us. For me ‘life is simple’ don’t complicate it, don’t direct him to be something you do not want to be yourself. Just love him, friend him, play with him, the conclusion I am drawn towards is; don’t try to get him to be what you expect, just be the person, or dad, who you want to be.