The title of this blog implies a focus on being the perfect father; loving, intelligent, creative, wise, courageous, innovative, and present.  However, I am going to begin this blog with a major SPOILER alert.  As of this date, I am of father of three children. Two boys, ages 8 and 6,  and a girl, age 4.  I have reached my milestones of 40 years of age and 10 years of marriage both in this year.  I admit I am still naive, but I earnestly observe and learn from those around me and I have the distinct privilege of being able to step into the intimate details of multitudes of lives as I work as a family physician. This last aspect of my life, I believe, affords me an ethos that is beyond my years feeble accomplishment.

From careful study of the old and young, the vigorous and infirm, the affluent and the destitute, I have learned that a the secret to being a genius dad must begin with finding the genius wife!  This is not to say that I have yet attained the right to call myself a genius dad. Rather I begin this blog to gather those who would strive to the same goal.  However, I do believe that I have begun this journey with the key advantage of marrying well and marrying up.  It is on account of my wife that I get to be a dad and it is to her that I give my greatest earthly devotion.  This is a devotion that must supersede my devotion to my children in order for me to be of any good to my children.

So to genius aspiring dads everywhere, I give this exhortation:

Love your wife. Love and cherish her well.  Your children, in seeing this, will exalt you as being genius regardless of how foolish you are in everything else!