and a P.S. to dead-beat dads: pay your child support already. The beef you had with your Ex - don't let it affect your kids. And to dads who wrote off their family and started a new life with a new wife - send a birthday card to your "other" kids? And to lazy dads and authoritarian dads - PLAY with your kids. They're not gonna want to play with you soon enough, so make the most of it 'cause the time passes by so quickly - you've got the most amazing little people running around - don't just bark out orders - get down to their level sometimes and say "Kid, what would you like to do today?" "