You Deserved a Better Father (2nd Ed): Good Parenting Takes a Plan

This book is about parenting by intention and other lessons the author learned through the loss of his firstborn son. It is especially for parents who believe that bits and pieces of leftover time will be enough for their own children. This book is a must read for anyone who has children and a demanding vocation says Dr. Gary Chapman. It will bring laughter tears and hope. I highly recommend it. His reason for writing this book is to help fast-lane parents understand that Gods clock and their childrens needs are not necessarily running in the same time sequence. Youre either there with them or youre not. Despite what you may think about your indispensability to your work your clients or even in Dr. Brandts case your patients your children need and deserve you ... NOW. Surely you dont want to find yourself in the following situation from which the books title comes as Dr. Brandt has his last words with his eight-year-old son lying before him in a casket: Im so sorry Robbie I said. My hearts breaking Robb buddy. You know how much I love you and how incredibly Im going to miss you. I wanted to bend down and wrap my arms around him. I touched his arm. Cold and stiff. I wanted to remember him as warm lively and seldom still. Weve had a lot of good times buddy. Great times I continued. Building tree houses playing whiffle ball fishing at Pine Lake and our great camping trips. But Im sorry about all those times my jammed and unpredictable schedule stole a ball game or a camping trip from you. You always looked so disappointed and hurt. I should have known I needed to plan our family times better. And how I regret all those Quickly I have to go lets have fun quickly times. My fallen pal lay silent and still as pangs of guilt shivered through me. You deserved better Robb. A better father I said. And those were my last words to my first-born son.